2021 Literary Magazine: The Rough Draft

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Madison Benton

I get back in the car. I peel off the set of gloves, And my first layer of skin I hadn’t made it two steps. I try not to notice the reddening skin they reveal And put them back on I finally get into the store. Spinach, milk, eggs, I repeat. But my hands itch. Back in the car The gloves come off again. The skin on my hands is gone. I try not to notice the exposed muscle and tendons 10 and 2 It’s hard to ignore. My hands itch.

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