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By Stephen Date: 2001 Aug 19 Comment on this Work [[2001.08.19.05.42.27844]] |
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Deeper caught there this continual rhythm... again I found a penny stuck to the floor this one looked different 1985 it seemed uneasy laying there struggling calling I pried it up found a place to intercalate the coin into my pocket into my life and felt myself lucky of course but the copper rubbed off on my fingers and created themselves into little metal slivers that sautéed through the calluses I wanted to pry them out screaming and ripping they stayed planted between caverns of fingerprints I fell victim to them and tried to ignore them I continued on my daily lifestyle with them still springing forth hurt whenever I tried touching or joining with another object the innocent copper long spindled all my future all my time everything I was near all that I became close to pressed sharp jolts through my nervous system soon I let it win refraining from receiving any touch in fear the sharp metal will dig deeper deeper into my flesh I lived a life of fear and avoidance embarrassment and humiliation all from a 1985 Lincoln devil I had enough... brandishing courageous steel I stripped the affected area off my body sure the pain was now worse yet that pain will fail the consistency of a 1985 copper splinter caught in my muscle my layers of skin, my blood, my essence, my soul my conscience, my religious belief, my comfort my spirit, my heaven and Gaia the pain healed and I felt separated from myself and emotions I conquered my fault I got rid of the suffering I feel lucky again and there lies another penny |