365 days

The year sheds its skin

like a snake

 

raw flesh

pink and moist

like a fresh wound

 

left vulnerable

from the past –

open,

breathing,

accepting oxygen

like a baby’s

first breath

 

day one

begins

tomorrow.

 

 

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