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I wrote it on my arm With a Bic pen Ballpoint, black ink I've been doing it since I was ten The black letters, bold Emphatically overlapped again and again I write the words To express my idiosyncrasies from within It's the oil for my skin Because I'm constructed of tin Sometimes it feels like a pin Penetrating holes in me that I only see when my vision starts to spin That's the kind of state I'm in My poor mama and papa think it's a sin Because with every stroke it feels like a piece of my soul is tossed straight into the bin But I still wrote it on my arm with a grin

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011




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Date: 4/27/2011 6:49:00 PM
That is mighty early for life to begin... I think I inflicted my art at 11 yrs old.. well has not stop yet.. enjoyed your poem... very interesting... take care... Linda
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Date: 4/27/2011 6:27:00 PM
Such a loving memory most people have. I enjoy reading your work -Leigh Anne
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