Sharp

 

so sharp not felt

painless entry fools me again

medication forced

a ball-bearing brooding under skin

so slowly seeping into me

 

vein valve stretched

a pool accumulates

pulling veins and valves further

blood slowed to thick

pressure building ‘til

 

pain, like reminders after years of drunk

hijacks, cripples

the thought of it receding

just enough to bear

 

watch the tip enter silently again

efficiently sharp

navel clockface, hours marked

before pills and tests and decisions