Itch
this illusory itch will not desist
repeated scratching and clawing cannot diminish its persistence
skin now
ripped raw
bleeds in dashes, dots, and drips
pink punctures populate
pulled pores pour
more
than I am willing to give
12 thoughts on "Itch"
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very niche p*rn genre:
mosquito/tick
🙂
I hadn’t considered this possible interpretation. Thank you for reading.
A cascade of itchy words almost like little bug bites. It’s ingenious to write as about something as trivial an an itch.
Many thanks, Linda! So glad to have you reading my poems. 💜
“pink punctures populate
pulled pores pour ”
… is just perfect.
Thank you, Bill!
your poem gives expression to an itch on my back in a place I can’t reach or see
Thank you, Gaby! Sometimes it’s easier to write about what we can’t reach. 💜
You make the mundane more interesting!
Thanks, Linda!
Great writing. It definitely gives me a physical reaction!
Thank you, Shaun!