The call to avoid

ignore
some more
the tingle
at the back of the sore

cut out a part
of you that’s numb.
it won’t hurt.
it is numb.
you don’t cut out a part
that’s sore to find a cure.
it’d hurt.
it is sore.
it is more
like a child
who prefers the taste
of poison to water
every time he is called
a wimp.

ignore
some more
the tingle
at the back of the sore

/liː.ɒnl ɛtʃə/