Ginsu Knife Words

Heather Dekin

A slip of the razor sharpened tongue
Leaving small cuts on someone's arms
Continual jabs and forced movements
Scaring the victim for life with their wounds
Which are invisible to the societal whole
Only to the hunter and their unintended prey
No victories during this battle of $10 insults
All that is left is misery and a collection of steak knives
That neither party wants to possess ever again
or sell even if the price is high enough
To wash away the sins of the mouth.

Published by Heather Dekin

I am a college graduate who has been writing since I was twelve. Over the years, I experimented in different areas of writing. Though each experience, I learned to decide what was right for me as a writer an...  View profile

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