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Falling into the word wall

with bracing left arm

sliding against the stinging stucco,

I regain balance.

Raw bloody novel nerve endings

and fragments of peeling skin

like ripping pages

ignite errata pain receptors.

.

Later –

First aid kit in hand and opened-

tweezer ugly red skin fragments.

Rub binding antibiotic ointment

gently and completely

over the oozing fly-leaf tissue.

Recase with watermarked bandages.