Todd WootenJul 15, 20231 min readFormative MomentsUpdated: Nov 6, 2023Rated 0 out of 5 stars.No ratings yetI was formed in this studio.Crafted with care over months.Taking the form of a boywith piercing, corkscrew hair.Caressing a wounded arm.Poised to dodge an unseen attack.Indebted to the one who circles me.Cataloging my every defect.Exposed in the track lighting.Unable to speak in my defense.Why do you aim the chiselat your masterpiece?Belted by a hammer blow.Sections of me crumbleto the exhibition floor.Devalued with every strike.Unable to evade the assault.My innocence in ruins.Your outrage subsidesas mine germinates.Hardened by the flogging.Fixed gaze as you exit.Stone cold in this mausoleum.A statue.
I was formed in this studio.Crafted with care over months.Taking the form of a boywith piercing, corkscrew hair.Caressing a wounded arm.Poised to dodge an unseen attack.Indebted to the one who circles me.Cataloging my every defect.Exposed in the track lighting.Unable to speak in my defense.Why do you aim the chiselat your masterpiece?Belted by a hammer blow.Sections of me crumbleto the exhibition floor.Devalued with every strike.Unable to evade the assault.My innocence in ruins.Your outrage subsidesas mine germinates.Hardened by the flogging.Fixed gaze as you exit.Stone cold in this mausoleum.A statue.
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