i found myself staring at my tattoos this morning;


the faded colors, the moles the ink dove into
and the way my skin looks slightly wrinkled around the edges 
of black and blue.


i found myself washing these places over and over,
as if someone was determined to make me clean and
i could feel the water turning cold
colder
coldest still


but i couldn't stop.



12/04/2010
Posted on 12/04/2010
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