I believe the world is healing, but

image Tina Urso McDaniel 2018

 
it doesn’t know it yet. Right now
it’s at the part where

everything is falling out and
we’re working on cleaning it and
everyone is like


manthislooks TERRIBLE,how’dweget tobesuch a MESS?Andthere’s anold guyUSELESSlywavinghis armssaying “IT’SALLOVER!”It was better before!butthat’s becausehecouldn’t see itunder the skin,cOVERedwith cloth.bACKthenhe thought”everything’s great!”while wesilentlyreeled inPAINand


tried
not
to
think
about
the
feel
of
it

so, breathe deep and
close your eyes to the pain
while we
peel back the cloth together

things look a mess but
also there is


soap and
water and
bandages and

sunlight.