Book IV: After the Flood
Chapter III: Ring the Bell Tower

HANDS

His hands hurt
Slap, steal
Held her down
Tied her up
Waved her away
Passed her by

Her hands hurt
Bent, broken
Clinched in pain
Scarred and bruised
Cut and bled
Cracked and dry

His legacy to her
He can keep
Her hands healed
Helped, held and freed
Pulled close and reached out
His legacy, her reality


Monica Mitchell

RAT WHISKERS AND COW TEARS

SILENT NO LONGER

 

 


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