NERVOUS

Biting, trying to bite,

a tiny piece of skin 

with my teeth from 

my lower lip ….

Taping my fingers 

on a table top or a desk 

when you’re making yet 

again another request ….

Trying to get my finger 

nail under the edge of 

a scab on last week’s 

cut on my left hand ….

And these are just 

possible visible signs …. 

You have no idea what you 

do to the skin of my soul.

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2018