Wound (Ivory Pomegranate Teaser)

I have a wound
I pour alcohol over it,
Stings but it
Won't fester soon

I take the pinky and the promise that you broke,
Carve a needle from the bone,
Place one painstaking stitch
Each
Noon

I forgive myself
For the shadowed streets I let myself walk through
I'd survive, learn and leave alive
I know the old me knew

I had a wound
It's a scab now, but I know
That there are even craters on the moon

It's a boon
A testament to how I heal
Resilience has marked me with a rune

I forgive myself
For the shadowed streets I let myself walk through
I knew I'd survive, learn and leave alive
The old me knew

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(wise words from a friend)

What if I'd done it all different
And stayed in that old damn cacoon

I never laid down my armour,
And thought I was safe in those living rooms

Sticks and stones didn't touch my bones
But words were cunning harpoons

When you're in quicksand, you grab a branch
Pull yourself to steady land
It's then you see thorns in your hands,
Extract them, leave them in the past,
Don't fret about those wounds.
It's what you had to do.
The medicine is you.
Dive deeper in your truth.
You survived
Take your time
Heal and rest
You're divine
Scar for each
Rung you climbed
Kiss em well
Pantomime

Ascended real steep
So it's hard to breathe.
Relax, follow me
Abundance is free.