Calloused

don't 
       wanna 
                be

ripped
   & torn,

just need
to see

a comin
 storm

of
  bathin
           ease...

liftin
me up

from
      these
              blood

covered
           calloused
                        knees

james kenneth blaylock
    6-1-07
Copyright © | Year Posted 2007

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