messy wisdom

You, 

Unsuspecting foot meets Lego

Lemon juice in my papercut

You, 

Cassette tape strung-out

Wasp sting on my middle finger

I prodded and I pricked until the life oozed out of you

Irritation abounds my cornered body

Longing to run away once more

And for you, 

You, thump on my funny bone, 

You, uneven eyeliner wing

For you to disappear as fast as you forged

Oh, how I wish you’d leave my cleaved sole

How I demand you never return

How I pray the pressure alleviates and the friction relieves

How I long for you, 

You, ads on the radio, 

You, car in both parking spots, 

You, high-school-friend-turned-MLM,

How I long for you to vanish, 

And I to heal.