my left ear

So insightful and deftly written! Especially the part about being careless vs carefree. The layers of symbolism in this....10/10 thank you for reading and commenting aishu <3 i really appreciate your feedback! All Booritney's Greatest Hits Essays Notebook Poetry

I have a keloid on my upper left ear. It’s a raised scar the size of an edamame bean, a vestige of an improperly healed piercing that my body responded to by producing a lump of excess collagen. For years, I strategically hid the scar, refusing to put my hair up even during exercise and weaseling out of any physical contact that might enable someone to make the discovery. In secret, I watched YouTube video after YouTube video of home remedies: people tying rubber bands around growths so tightly that they turned black and fell off, dry ice being used to freeze away protrusions, demonstrations…

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