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100-words | Hund | Microfiction | Legs

Kintsugi

Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with golden lacquer

HUNDO - Legs

Cherry blossom vine

Climbs up her legs

Entwined ankles

Climbing calves

Thickened over thighs

Buttressing buttocks

Hugging hips

Swirling her spine

Entwined and entangled

Flesh healed by colored ink

Brown stems

Verdant leaves

Scarlet blossoms

Fine art covering blemishes

Healing wounds best forgotten

Shading past scars with art

Like lacquered gold dripped into cracks

Of a priceless vase

Making the damage of the past

Part of the promise of the future