Short Pincushion Poems

cockeyed pincushion
stabbed prickly but no blood
i admire you 

so puffed up and proud 
always ready for grandma
i poke you silly...

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*Image of Pincushion Needle by Google.com

pincushion

hypodermic needles
ever searching for pain~~
finds me

2022 January 11
*1st Place*
A STRAND (1050)
~~Brian Strand: Judged 2022 January 13...

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Toothpaste
soap
candles
Matches
three dimes
small yellow rubber ducky
Dog treats
diet pills
red, white and blue buttons,
assortment of threads
rickrack
scotch tape
needles
missing bracelet
pincushion
measuring tape
Nails
stickers
temporary tattoos
Sewing box gone wild...

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My battered razor cut tormented heart 
So tender so heavy and full of tears      
My heart sunk into the consuming unforgiving fathoms
Of the darkest deepest coldest sea
The waves never washed the tears away
The crimson blood bled and dispersed diluted
Eventually vanishing into obscurity
The pincushion remains of my tender heart
Just festered and decayed
Under layers and layers of silt
Never missed unloved, out of sight
And out of reach....

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Poked just once and you left a hole 
stole what was in my arsenal;

Wounded with a laceration 
now closer to no emotion;

Pincushion heart takes every prick,
the act can be so sadistic; 

A needle’s eye a gaping wound,
bitterly mauled and then consumed;

So much space to make a mess of 
thinking you fit me like a glove;

Softer than you want to admit 
the marks remain after the hit;

Each stab paints a different color  
bruises that look just like amour....

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