PAPER CUTS

paper cuts

estefaaano_writes 

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life spread as pages turned,

chapters begun, lessons learned.

on hushed footsteps, handling with care 

as the story gets swept.

sometimes the paper cuts deep,

slicing our skin, 

making memories seep.

the nip of those nicks and scratches,

prompts us that 

life doesn't come with safety latches.

don't fear the paper, for it's how the tale is told,

subsume the cut, 

don't let your heart grow cold.

for the deepest gashes can leave you more wise,

as another moral of the story lies.

scars fade.

pages turn yellow.

like a field of sunflowers, 

warm, mellow.

my story, now made richer 

by pains we can't foretell. 

these jagged edge is just another lesson to dwell.

accept the paper cuts, 

don't wince, don't cry.

these are the kind of chapters we write, 

before our endings are writ in the sky.