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ABC Anatomy

May 16, 2019
By katmackay BRONZE, West Hollywood, California
katmackay BRONZE, West Hollywood, California
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At this time,

last year,

you broke your

leg.


You told me it was because you fell

Down

The

Stairs.


You were clumsy but not

That

Clumsy.


Five months later you told me that time

Seemed

Insurmountable.


Like everything stopped being so

Simple


And singing your ABCs

Wasn’t something you wanted to do with

Me.


i didn’t ask to sign your cast,


But i carried a blue sharpie around,

Thinking maybe one day i

might.

 

i still have that marker.


The author's comments:

I wrote this poem with the word "insurmountable" in mind. For me, this poem represents feelings and memories that are insurmountable – something too strong to overcome. 


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