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remedies

June 21, 2022
By Yuchen BRONZE, Singapore, Other
Yuchen BRONZE, Singapore, Other
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octobers i spent filling in the chasm on my lip.

  the schism

of flesh and skin chiseled by zephyr and gargantuan

  flames,

the malediction of my mind. the autumns of acrid vitamins

  pulped,

remedial. my aseptic wound that accommodated words &

  words,

parasites of a kind. the tepid air cooled to be arid in a

  room

full of language’s embellishment, refining the order that order lies

  within

Hell, lacerated souls. using an imbecile mallet, forging its

  way

through the hole on my lip.

 


& slowly

i saw the words flow out.


The author's comments:

This poem is inspired by a medical condition on my lip. It keeps recurring as if an old friend of mine. Despite the pain, I learned to cope with it.


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