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Wholesomeness

By Aviva Derenowski
February 20, 2023
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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.

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Aviva Derenowski

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.

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