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Invisible Ink
At first, it’s the palm
& fingers that bear
the purple ink of an hour
in the raspberry patch.
But the berry juice fades
as it dries, even on the palest skin,
or else the body somehow soaks it in:
by afternoon it’s nearly gone
& new, more lurid marks
have appeared on the back
of the hand & half-
way up the arm:
parchment where the dry nibs
tried their points.