EXPOSED

By Tara Mason

So

here

you

are

this tattered ripped soul

exposed

threads fiber faded

coming apart

like an old

worn rug

chewed corners

furniture footprints

all those colors

of story

that wove

this elaborate

rug

covering

unseen floor

beneath

this old relic

rolled and

dragged to the

side of the room

those old boards

now

visible

polished by years

from the life above

soft like new

baby skin

untouched

but by the covering

once perfect

story

exposed

the tender soul

of the child

unseen

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