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Pyramids Poetry Contest-sponsor Joseph May

"One of my earliest memories is when I was just five years old, I was carrying a peanut-butter jar and I accidentally slipped on the floor. I still carry that scar with me on my left hand, it spans across my hand from the bottom of my ring finger to the bottom of my thumb"

Cut

CUT 
Stitches 
Big needles 

I ran and I fell 
The jar broke and cut me 
Thirteen stitches in my hand 

"Never run with glass in your hand"

youthfree verse

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Andrea Dietrich

August 22, 2025 at 8:45 AM

Good one ,Charles. You learned your lesson too well. Must have been awful. Congrats in the contest

Reason A. Poteet

August 22, 2025 at 5:40 AM

Congratulations on a great pyramid. Experiences like yours is why we find peanut butter in unbreakable "plastic" these days. I like how you added a haibun-type explanation of your pyramid. Did you have your hand IN the jar?

Paula Goldsmith

August 21, 2025 at 11:16 AM

Congratulations on your win. I enjoyed reading your wonderful "CUT" write. So Sorry... As kid, I also have a scar on my foot and side. Thanks for the added note. Have a blessed day with your win...........