cuts in my collage

Perfect mistakes form a collection.
raised up in a frenzy
straight lines, edging for redemption
highlighted white, against flesh

my wrists, aglow, reflect
angry, red indents
distracting me from the past
haunting my photographs

each line writing a new memory
reminding me of the accidents
you used to save me from
now this red ink rescues me

trying to cut you out
left a mess of gashes
a broken window in the asylum of my mind
trapped in this collage

the broken glass helps me escape
angles of isolation
straight lines of smiles
rubies of the heart

ghostly reminders, I'm alive.
Breathe with me!
I can still hear your heartbeat,
in my memory