I cut my calluses<\/p>\n
slice through them with
\nclippers, knives, scissors<\/p>\n
sometimes down to the meat
\npast the dead unfeeling part
\nto the part that bleeds<\/p>\n
It bubbles right up
\nlike crude,
\npressurized<\/p>\n
It\u2019s surprising every time
\nwhen it hurts
\nwhen it bleeds and won\u2019t stop<\/p>\n
I wrap tissue after tissue
\npaper towels if that\u2019s all I\u2019ve got
\nand pull them away to gauge the flow<\/p>\n
Once it\u2019s down to a red dot<\/p>\n
I dig deeper<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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