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| Painting by Gerard Stricher |
She tattooed her hieroglyphics on me
breaking the skin in multiple places -
a moist tomb built in my honor.
Ink bled from pockets on my thighs
Accented in ruins beneath her commanding fingers
Her face ancient with grief
I walked through the solemn years
Tracing my life with inkwells
Her history permanent on me
Day 9 of the 30 Day Poetry Challenge for National Poetry Month 2012. Quickly write down 4 verbs, 4 adjectives and 4 nouns. Write a poem using all twelve words.
