Thursday, August 22, 2013

tattooed on the inside


more than a stencil
a cloth, a skin
tattooed on the inside
longer needles
ink on the heart
deeper, deeper
pain in the cutting
permanent scarring
the soul the canvas
each chapter in life
a story written
pages, cut within
written, deeper
no repair to the art


August 22, 2013
a poem in response to poem
TATTOOS AND ATTITUDE”
by Chip Bergeron

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