Simple Pimple

Patsy Starke
Sep 4, 2018 · 1 min read
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It was all so simple.
It was really plain to see.
On her cheek was a pimple.
But she could not let it be.
Just picked it till it bled.
Could not see it from afar.
Leave it alone her mother said.
Now she has a scar.
But she swears it’s only a dimple…

Patsy, 2018

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Patsy Starke

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Registered Nurse, Transgender Woman In a lifelong transition, Parent, Grandparent, Normal every day run of the mill person, realizing my place here.

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