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Indelible


I had to carve lines along my arms,

Compact ash in the gashes 

before the flesh scabbed back


to seal you within, the raised scar

a barcode – price-check: the cost 

of letting you get under my skin.



 

Megan Cartwright


Megan Cartwright

Megan Cartwright is an Australian writer and Literature teacher. Her poetry has featured in Contemporary Verse 2, Cordite Poetry Review, and Swim Meet Lit Mag.

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