Scab
I am the scab
that keeps coming back
I am the head in the oven
I am the river below the bridge
I am the tracks guiding the train
I am the knife hidden in the drawer
I am the gasoline next to the kindling
I am the current beneath the hull of the ferry
I am the mouth on the end of the exhaust pipe
I am the spool of heavy rope in the corner of the studio
I am the time not taken
I am the eulogy not given
I am the echo in your head on repeat
I am the revolver you pick up at the end of the day
I am the depression that whips you around the bend
I am the scab
you cannot defeat
I am the scab
you cannot heal
I am the scab
you cannot pick off
I am the scab
you cannot let go of
I am the scab
that keeps coming back
© 2025 David Greg Harth
25.04.03.14.46.16@130BklynNYC