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Tag Archives: skin
13th November 2013 – needle
As the nurse removes the cap, its fresh newness gleams in the strip lighting. The point is tear drop shaped and hollow. Pushed gently into my arm by an expert hand, it first dents then pierces the skin, searching for … Continue reading
14th September 2013 – apples
Beautiful bramleys, round and squat, dimpled at the stalk. Bright green, waxy skin and crisp flesh. Their bitter juice oozes and drips as I cut them. Brown lines appear as the air hits the delicate whiteness inside. I drop them … Continue reading
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5th September 2013 – hospital receptionist
Tanned, chestnut-brown skin. Dyed, jet-black hair, piled messily on top of her head. Bangles and rings adorn her hands and arms. They jangle and click with every answered phone, every press on the keyboard. She laughs with the nurses, comfortable … Continue reading
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Tagged arms, bangles, chestnut-brown, click, comfortable, dyed, hair, hands, happy, hospital, jangle, jet-black, keyboard, laughs, nurses, phone, receptionist, rings, skin, tanned
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