Penance lightly dustthe surfaceof my skinwith remnantsfrom thebottom ofthe rusty tin may it irritateand burnso I might feelsome of thehurt that doesnot heal scratch meand scar mewith welts bloodiedremindersremainingof love sullied patterns intricatelywoven in criesof painvirtual remindersof love that leftbut a stain Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©Word Prompts:Lightly – SoCS Begin with an adverbVirtualPatternsImage by Robert Cheaib from Pixabay FollowContinue reading “Penance”