scars – briar lawry

A catalogue of my body’s scars (to date)

A catalogue of my body’s scars (to date)

i stand before you thick
with curves, bafflement
and scar tissue

I broke my ankle.

In three places.

And dislocated it.

And tonight is my tenth night in a row in Auckland Hospital.

I arrived in an ambulance on a Wednesday.

I was meant to be flying to Honiara on the first Friday.

I’d be back by now if I’d gone.