a pant leg
to show you a scar,
where the leg broke
in a fall.
there's always a story
to go along with it.
they roll up a sleeve
and say look,
look at the teeth marks.
sand shark off the coast
of the florida keys.
they show you a broken tooth.
a bent finger. they point
to where a bullet went in
and never came out.
at last they get to what
they really want to say,
putting a hand over
their heart, while
speaking softly about
the love they once had,
and then lost.
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