It’s amazing
how so many injuries
that feel like the end of the world
don’t even leave a scar
That the wounds on my hands
from the time I scraped them
on the sidewalk
left behind no blemishes
Even though I recall
sobbing my eyes out
and in the most pain
I ever thought I could be
Yet there are nicks on my fingers
from things I can’t even remember
leaving their mark on me
in a way they couldn’t in my memories
All Rights. Ramona Gore.
Ramona Gore is currently a Cinema and History major at Binghamton University, minoring in Asian and Asian American Studies. Her work has been published in Duck Duck Mongoose Magazine, Idle Ink, coalitionworks, and Roi Fainéant Press.
