Saturday, October 5, 2024

the world LOOKED different 
when I was a KID 


I burned myself 

& it reminded me of two times 
I got BURNED when I was a 
KID


my mom & I were doing this ART project 
where you HEAVY crayon
THEN
IRON it wax paper
MELT

I don't REMEMBER exactly 
& I don't remember for SURE if
it was my THUMB 
or forefinger 

I got this BAD bad BLISTER 

I THINK that was WHEN we discovered 

FOIL ointment 
although, I thought THAT was JOAN
SO
I'm possibly CONFLATING 
TWO bad burn stories 

the HUNT for BURN CURE
led to TALKS with pharmacists
& CONSENSUS 

FOIL

it was LIKE a milestone 
for the medicine cabinet 

the OTHER memory