one two three four bruises
low on my left leg
at and below the knee
I cannot say how they were got
only that they were noticed;
one deep cut on my shin
from a screwdriver dropping
the throbbing immediate
another scar only I will know
another scar the Sun will fade
I fast forward through scenes
extraneous, evocatively meant
to elicit emotions but elicit
sorrow for a life never-was
never-will manifest
another scar only I will know
another scar the Sun will fade
