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It’s sickening

how corruption starts

at a earlier age

with each new generation.



The infection spreads

exponentially

after every revolution.



I can’t remember a time

when I was spotless,

before skin was soiled

with impurities.



I’ve been marked with

this stitched defect

worn like a scarlet letter:



a reminder that I have

been contaminated.



I wish to be untampered with,

physically and mentally;

I long for secrets

to ooze out of scarred flesh.



I want to relapse

into innocence.

Rewrite 2012

Contaminated

It’s sickening
how corruption starts
at an earlier age
with each new generation.

The infection spreads
exponentially.

I can’t remember a time
when I was spotless,
before skin was freckled
with imperfections.

I’ve been marked with
this stitched defect
worn like a scarlet letter:
a reminder that I have
been contaminated.