Poor Phraser

UNDER MY SKIN

I don’t need

a tattoo

I’ve got you

always with me

fading slowly

with the years

what was once

so sharp and

beautiful

turning dull

and indistinct

I don’t need

a tattoo

I’ve got you

When you were new

I was proud to

show you off

but now

you’ve been

with me 

so long

I no longer

notice you

but others do

they see you

on my arm

so deep into me

turning blue

 

I don’t need

a tattoo

I’ve got you

under my skin

always there…

I could get

rid of you

but it would

cost too much

and cause such

pain that

the simplest

thing to do

is to keep you

but hidden

covered up

almost forgotten

a good idea 

at the time

a previous time

so I keep you

my tattoo

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