Monday, May 11, 2015

May 11, 2015

SKIN DEEP

Everyone is skin that
          gets touched,
          gets cut,
          gets neglected,
          gets burned,
          gets loved.

Everyone is skin that
          needs Vaseline,
          needs bandages,
          needs caring,
          needs the loving touch.

Everyone is skin that
          packages a
          and contains
          and holds
          a vast organization
          of memories,
          or nerves,
          of thoughts,
          of feelings,
          of wonderings.

Everyone is skin that
          blushes,
          and pains,
          and vibrates
          with joy,
          when one
          is accepted,
          and loved,
          and welcomed
          into the group,
          the family.

Everyone is skin that
          scars,
          and wrinkles,
          and gets old,
          and finally
          dies and
          is boxed away
          deep into
          the earth
          from which
          it was formed
          by God.

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