Have you tried an oatmeal bath?
CeraVe?
Eucerin?
Yes to all of it.
Late at night
hands itching wildly
I justify:
maybe scratch
just a little?
*The poem is a Byte — written in 140 characters or less, inspired by the original character limit for a tweet. Form idea courtesy of Irene Latham & Charles Waters from Dictionary for a Better World.
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So true! It always starts with that “just once” promise doesn’t it. Like, I’ll take a little bite, I’ll skip exercise just this once, I’ll press the snooze one more time.
Thanks for the inspiring poem idea!
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This topic fit well for a bite poem. I did not want to like because who likes itching! But I like the poem
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Oh, that’s a new poetic form for me. Thanks for sharing.
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I love that book. Thanks for reminding me to use it for inspiration. I was struggling to write tonight.
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