Wound

"Oops I did it again!"

The slice
The cut
That hanging fin
That piece of skin
catches everything

The sting
The bite
That recoiled sight
That vision white
pain gripped fists so tight

Watch the blood
See it bleed

Underwater
Then bandage heed

The pulse
The throb
That rushing swell
That burn from Hell
lesson learned oh so well

Reviews

[Butch Decatoria]

Excellent rhythm and flow, great imagery -- I felt it empathize .... Your life moments now scripted poetry, classic write, thank you.

[Astro]

Thanks man, bit of triage poetry. Inspiration often comes with s bit of pain. Glad you liked it!

[Butch Decatoria]

Yup.........

[A. Amos]

deep, dark and same time eloquent, briefly enjoyed.

[Astro]

Thank you A. Amos, it was a fun write born out of a painful reality.

[A. Amos]

I know and sensed every word was simply, explaining your pain and your most welcome

[sharonlee]

Finger cuts are inconvenient... we use our fingers all the time... sharp slice of reality here (excuse the pun)

[Astro]

I appreciate the pun and the review. Thanks again.

[Frieda P]

Put your big boy pants on and get on with it, ha fin, I thought you a fish for a moment, then I glimpsed the pic. Lesson learned, and a clever poem to boot.

[Astro]

Thanks Frieda, I actually had a small cut on my finger before writing the poem and it was a literary venting that played out as a poem. It irks me to no end when that little 'fin catches everything' and you are constantly reminded of the pain until you cover it up with some sort of bandage. Thanks for the review.

[Frieda P]

My pleasure, those little cuts can be annoying but at least you got a write out of it, how was your New Year?

[Astro]

Well it was an extension of the sad holiday my family had at Xmas unfortunately. My SIL's parents were down for Xmas and her father had a heart attack and had to be hospitalized on Xmas morning at about 1am. So I agreed to go live in the mountains with their dogs to keep the fire burning in their house so the pipes didn't freeze. So New Years was quiet for the most part, my brother and SIL came up for the night as both needed an emotional break and to pick up some things for her parents and stock me up for a few weeks at least. Et Vous?

[Frieda P]

I'm not into holidays since I lost my sister...and so sorry to hear about your's as well, doesn't sound very festive.

[Astro]

As I've gotten older the festive has gone to the wayside for the most part, I'm just a turkey dinner kind of man now. The materialist dogma spewed at you from every side is too transparent now. I have no problem with children having the experience, but I'll take new socks and underwear and a fine turkey dinner and all is right with the world. lol

[Frieda P]

Haha, and I thought I was a scrooge, I'm right with ya there. ;-)

[Astro]

No no, Scrooge would think paying for new socks and underwear a luxury not worth the cost. He'd more likely patch the holes with old newspapers and have a makeshift pair of depends. I know when it's time to throw mine out. ;)

[Jack...]

Very cool my friend. Nonsense maybe, but well done nonsense in my opinion.

[Astro]

Well nonsense can be fun, and I smile each time I read it or get one of these nice reviews so I guess it was worth it. Thanks Jack.

[costa siwale]

This is awesome, like the way you play with words,

[Astro]

Thank you very much Costa for the review.

[Troy Henson]

Haha i do love this and I can most certainly relate. It's amazing how you realize just how much you use a digit after you have injured it.

Regards

[Astro]

Just a bit of nonsense really. Only a bit of literary teething so to speak trying to get the creative juices flowing for something more substantial and meaningful. Thanks though, glad you enjoyed it.