Sharpened fingernails
pick at scabs and blemishes-
a compulsive tic
to dull the abrasive words
said by those red inflamed mouths.
© Nancy Botta, 2018
Sharpened fingernails
pick at scabs and blemishes-
a compulsive tic
to dull the abrasive words
said by those red inflamed mouths.
© Nancy Botta, 2018
Rusted Honey 
Good one. The things that red inflamed mouths make us do
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Very nice – was the tanka inspired by the picture, it would seem so.
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