Challenge
what do you want to forget?
Au Ra Cl
Henna
hides
the scars
of sin;
beauty
inks regret —
tattoos
permanence
in pen,
flesh carved,
lest I forget.
Mandalas
repeating
truths;
endless
rope
of knots —
past,
plaited,
(braid
with
sage
&
myrrh)
pinned:
fresh forget-me-nots
Pages turn,
time slowly fades,
but
poison
leaches veins,
’til aura
of an
onyx past,
bleached —
Sun’s gold
numbs
the pain.
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