Here is a small piece of my soul


Here is a small piece of my soul
I pulled out and shaped like this.
I thought you might like to look at it,
it is still bleeding, but only a little,
it won't mess your hands
much
and you can wash them after.


Jo Walton, Summer 1996, Lancaster. Do read and enjoy this poem but do not reproduce it in any way without permission


© Jo Walton (bluejo@gmail.com)

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