Paper cuts

I need a Ruby for my pinky ring
 

25 more pieces of gold
 

To behold
 

This blood in my hand
 

Humility and courage
 

Carved in a stone
 

Strength stamped in marble
 

3 flash drives
 

Bags under my eyes
 

Pain in my hand
 

Won’t leave me alone
 

Carpal tunnel syndrome
 

Hard copy
 

To Microsoft words
 

Fingers burn
 

Many pages I’ve turned
 

Death of a thousand cuts
 

Pain placed me at the edge
 

Of the ledge
 

The weight on my shoulders
 

Pushed me over
 

Going down
 

With a pen in my hand
 

I wrote my destiny
 

How I would land
 

Humbly