Scratched and scarring

Life's loveless hand scraped me
              Blood poured on dry cement
The sun heated it up
              Boiling on the ground
But a stain remains there
              And a scar on my skin
A reminder of then
              A warning for later
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Rodrigues Avatar
May 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Raw and emotive! Well done, Poet!
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