i am known
to pick
at everything
i will pick at the skin on my hands
and around my nails
till they are raw
and sting with each move
that i make
i pick at my lips
and the skin on my face
till all the effort that
i put in
to keep myself
presentable
is worth
next to nothing
i wish
that i could
pick
pick
pick
till there is nothing left of me
-n.c
