Wholesomeness

Your harsh words
infiltrate a raw nerve.
I howl
You cringe
and disconnect.
I lick a scar on the nerve.
Later I soothe that ghost of a nerve,
That shred of a nothing
into wholesomeness.
I invite you to connect.
Your harsh words
infiltrate a raw nerve.
I howl
You cringe
and disconnect.
I lick a scar on the nerve.
Later I soothe that ghost of a nerve,
That shred of a nothing
into wholesomeness.
I invite you to connect.
Aviva Derenowski lives in Staten Island, New York. She practices Vipassana meditation for an hour twice daily. She published three books, including Talking to my mother - 99 anecdotes and edited the anthology Celebrating Our Mothers. Aviva published poems in Ariel Chart, Love & Spine Fiction Showcase, and Literary Yard; short fiction in Synchronized Chaos; and non-fiction in Communities.