more than a stencil,
a cloth, a skin
tattooed on the inside;
longer needles
ink on the heart;
deeper, deeper, with
pain in the cutting.
permanent scarring
to the soul, the canvas,
each chapter in life;
a story written
on pages, cut within,
written, deeper,
no repair to the skin.
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edited March 21, 2015
tattooed on the inside – v3
(editing version 2)
edited March
12, 2015
tattooed on
the inside – v2
edited January
21, 2014
“sharper
needles – v3”
(editing
original again)
new poem,
August 31, 2013
“were you
there - 2”
Edited August
31, 2013
“longer knives
– v2”
new poem
August 30, 2013
“longer
knives”
Edited August
30, 2013
“sharper
needles – v2”
new poem
August 30, 2013
“sharper
needles”
new poem
August 30, 2013
“tattooed with
pain”
Edited August
22, 2013
“eyes not shut
August 22,
2013
“eyes not
shut”
August 22,
2013
“tattooed on
the inside”
a poem in
response to poem
“TATTOOS AND ATTITUDE”
by Chip Bergeron
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