i.
you smile too much.
it contrasts nicely
with your barcode arms.
ii.
there’s a python circling your wrist,
scar tissue constricting your skin
and setting you free.
iii.
faded scarlet scars
paralleling mine-
i’ve tried to knock that habit.
iv.
and yet you turn your arms upward
baring your mistakes
with no lack of self-esteem.
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written w22jun2011.
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idiography 