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When I was 5 years old I cut my palm walking with a peanut butter glass jar. I still have the scar on my palm. 

(Seven by Seven Poetry Contest- Sponsoreded by Nette Onclaud 1-26-2026)

Childhood Memory

Finger dipping; in a jar 
Peanut butter soothed my taste 
Yet, when the blur first begun  
I remember those lights- still
Strange faces surrounding thee 
And when I awoke, just then 
Twenty stitches sewn my palm
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Dietrich Avatar
January 31, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Oh wow. What a twist. Sure like this one. Congratulations on the win
Etgen-Baker Avatar
January 30, 2026 at 5:34 PM
ouch!
Cunningham Avatar
January 26, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Wow that took me back, the same thing happened to me carrying a milk bottle when I was about 6 years old. Like you I've still got the scar on my left palm. Hope alls well Charlie. Tom
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