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A stitch (Free verse) by EAger to Offend A stitch
There is a hairline fracture
You cannot see it without some scrutiny
But, Iâm sure that it will make itself known
The pain will drown you
Outweighed only by fear
You will submit with every rush of tidal torture
And yet, it will not subside
When your arches have been spiked at every step:
When your hands do not withdraw from the too-hot dishwater:
When that horrible pop song begins again for the millionth time
And your bowels knot, And all connective tissue begins to snap strand
By strand, by strandâ¦
You will wish you could redress your neglect.
Of course, by then
It will no longer be a hairline fracture.
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