By courtney
Date: 2002 Jan 19
Comment on this Work
[[2002.01.19.17.57.4727]]

severed

The rope lies before me
severed
I calloused these
fingertips out of hope.
The unsoothable skin
cannot forget
the time
etched into it
when those dedicated
hands pulled
while you pushed
and left me
falling
into the arms of another