Kirchner, Kasey

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196SharpKasey KirchnerMy machete mindchop and chisellimestone limbs.My backbone of bladesslice organs like sunlightMy spear solesstab the earth until it cracks.I’m not sharp.My lungs are jaggedand my teeth have thorns,but I promise I’m not sharp.My hands are spiky and serrated, I know,I cut curtains with my fingertips, yes,But I swear I don’t mean to draw blood.197These thorns are mine,these glittering metal weaponsthat make up meI don’t know where they came from.Cursed, I guess.I must be careful,no more careless casualties no more perforated passersbyno more slivered sanity.I must tell myself,wipe off the blood,sweep the pieces,and keep telling myself,I’m not sharp.I’m not sharp. 

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