Lotion……
she smoothed his rough edges
rehydrated his chapped outer layer
removed the dead skin surrounding his heart
soothed his bruised inner child
in the end
his calluses too thick
his pain too deep
to replenish his soul
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This is short, very good and very sad!
You do so well carrying out the metaphor. It hits hard!
I really appreciated the tone here
Skin is more than skin-deep
…In the end…it wasn’t enough. Is it ever?
Leaves me wondering about the hands that smoothed and replenished; the heart and the inner child of the giver. About the story beneath the story.
Beautifully poignant! <3
Lotion can only get you so far. I can definitely see a chapbook at the end of the month!!
love the layers of this
I live on lotion! Love this Wendy!