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8 October 2020

who

who is this person with paint on her nails

this matte mahogany or merlot or maroon

making these hands look older than they have

before, the darknesses and lines made

visible by colour, a sudden flash of personality

when i scratch my hip or tie my shoes


how many years i spent trying 

to keep my    self intact    now look

my toenails are this greyish lavender, pale 

as early hillside flowers, wooly like fog


who is this woman with colour 

at her limbs     look how she shines & shatters


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