Pincushion

Prick me
Stick me
Go ahead
Be like them

Stab in the pin
Jab it in
Let dangle the thread
Scrapped from the hem

Pincushion ponytails
Tear stained trails
Flags for my pains
Badges for my strains

I'm full of holes
So full of holes

~November 2003, RMKS

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