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Tattoos
June 15, 2011
After the fire,
my skin went cold.
My heart iced over.
With everyone gone, I am the only survivor,
all happy memories clouded, all of my
love gone.
I made the ink.
All of it was black.
I brought out the needles.
The thorns wrapped around my skin
The wings spread across my back.
The rest of my skin
tattooed
with ash roses.
© Sam G., Bethesda, MD
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