Knife Wounds

A deep scar runs across her chest

What once ached daily

raw, tender, bloody

has now healed with new skin

It shimmers

She runs her finger across the length of it

in gratitude

for second chances at living

for feeling strong  

for feeling beautiful

for feeling free

Until

the man with the knife laughs...

     I never cut you

     I NEVER CUT YOU
     It's all your imagination

     It's your make-believe reality

     After all, 
     YOU are the crazy one

     and the whole world knows 

     Go back to your therapist Crazy Woman!

And she bleeds again

-Tiny Mosquito