Fingerpainting
She holds her scars close
like a locket
hung loose round her collarbone,
salvaging the betrayals,
she opens the empty locket
while I keep watch over the graveyard.
With a fingertip
I trace its arc
within the small parameter of protruding bone
stretching across a tiny frame,
fingerpainting --from left shoulder
to right and back to center--
over a chronology I don't quite know.
Published by Alexandra Morgan
Alexandra Morgan has had a long-standing love affair with the fashion world. She has 4 years experience in fashion writing, has books full of sketches laying around, and has been known to daydream about open... View profile
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Post a CommentA beautiful read. Thanks for sharing.