STARLEE SITTING ACROSS MY HEART

MY SKIN IS BARE

THE ONLY MARKS I HAVE ARE THOSE I WAS BORN WITH

THOSE THE SUN HAS GIVEN ME

AND THOSE FROM WOUNDS THAT HAVE HEALED, LEAVING ONLY A SILVER LINE

HOWEVER, I KNOW MANY PEOPLE WHO'S SKIN IS MARKED IN DIFFERENT WAYS

WHO HAVE PICTURES

LETTERS, CODED SYMBOLS

SOME STORIES I KNOW

OTHERS ARE LOCKED INSIDE THE PERSON

ONLY FOR THEM TO KNOW

I HAVE FRIENDS WHO BARE THE SAME MARKS
SOME WHO HAVE 1

SOME WHO HAVE MANY

BUT THERE ARE A FEW THAT DESPITE BEING ON SOMEONE ELSE'S SKIN

ARE SO SPECIAL TO ME

THEY MAKE ME SMILE EVERY TIME I SEE THEM

THREE SIMPLE CIRCLES, EACH HALF FULL

WORDS ACROSS A RIB CAGE, ENCOURAGING YOU TO LET GO

BRANCHES OF A WINDING TREE UP YOUR ARM

AND SMALL DOTS, MAKING UP THE ENDLESS NIGHT'S SKY

A FAVOURITE READ OF MINE IS PEN & INK

AND HERE IS A BEAUTIFUL VIDEO OF HOW IT ALL BEGAN

PEN & INK IS NOW A PUBLISHED BOOK, AND WHEN YOU READ THE STORIES ON THE WEBSITE,
AND SEE THE BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATIONS, IT ISN'T HARD TO SEE WHY.

FOR MORE STORIES CLICK HERE

Pen & Ink from Run Riot on Vimeo.

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