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    The poem describes skin in three stages. In the first stage, skin is compared to milk that has been left on the stove too long, forming a hardened shell. In the second stage, skin clings under fingernails and must be peeled from lips until it bleeds. It is bitten in search of fruit. In the third stage, skin continues to change and feel differently over time, becoming less sensitive as one ages. The poem uses vivid imagery to depict skin in various states and the sensations associated with it.

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    The poem describes skin in three stages. In the first stage, skin is compared to milk that has been left on the stove too long, forming a hardened shell. In the second stage, skin clings under fingernails and must be peeled from lips until it bleeds. It is bitten in search of fruit. In the third stage, skin continues to change and feel differently over time, becoming less sensitive as one ages. The poem uses vivid imagery to depict skin in various states and the sensations associated with it.

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    The Gardener: Sadie Konecney

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    The poem describes skin in three stages. In the first stage, skin is compared to milk that has been left on the stove too long, forming a hardened shell. In the second stage, skin clings under fingernails and must be peeled from lips until it bleeds. It is bitten in search of fruit. In the third stage, skin continues to change and feel differently over time, becoming less sensitive as one ages. The poem uses vivid imagery to depict skin in various states and the sensations associated with it.

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    The Gardener Sadie Konecney

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    Garret 2020
    Skin

    I left the boiled milk too long unstirred.


    It simmered in the pot then fell asleep.
    Grew a shell, like an egg, more like honey.
    It wrinkled when I went to take a sip.

    But it stayed–lives under my fingernails.


    I peel it back from my lips ‘til it bleeds.
    Sink teeth into it in want of ripe fruit.
    Rip it sometimes, when a mosquito stings.

    Don’t worry, it stays, not always the same. Two Miserable Cousins
    Won’t grow back that way twice, look at it change. Utah Boggs
    Won’t feel the same either, not to the touch.
    When you grow old, you won’t feel it as much.

    Clara Rabbani

    Bookmark Adib Rabanni

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