is etched
a thousand times over
miles marked in symbols &
sleeved on my skin
beneath the scar tissue,
& India ink, everything is
ruined down here.
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Allie Marini is a cross-genre Southern writer. In addition to her work on the page, Allie was a 2017 Oakland Poetry Slam team member & writes poetry, fiction, essays, performing in the Bay Area, where as a native Floridian, she is always cold. Find her online: www.alliemarini.com or @kiddeternity
Lead image: “Tattoo Parlor” (via Flickr user Joseph Vasquez)
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