cut

A slick and clean

nick of the skin,

horrified brown eyes.

She is hurting for you, but you

relish in that red.

Cold water

sizzling on tormented flesh

A flap of dilapidated prints melded

with iron.

One quick stroke of the ragged metal

was all it took

All it took for you to remember

what life was like.

And it’s beautiful,

it’s so beautiful isn’t it.