Thursday, November 26, 2020

rough hands

Scrubbed raw for fear of disease,
blisters dot my porcelain skin
now aged, sore and inflamed,
angry scratch marks fade to pink,
dry winter air rushes howling
through the windows looking
if anyone could soothe these
once-beloved hands he refuses.

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