By alison
Date: 23 February 1998

band-aid

don't touch me there,
right in the heart. 
it's been broken and
the wounds are still healing.
you can't come back
with a grin and 
your g.i. joe band-aids
and expect to help me along. 
i've found that the superwoman ones 
i keep in my back pocket
have always worked better.

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