I almost dropped it
A slight slip of my fingers
As I attempt to clean off the glass surface with a Kim wipe
My breath catches in my throat
As dropping a microscope slide is not a part of proper lab etiquette
Then I notice it
A small chip in its corner
This slide has been dropped before
By someone other than myself
Could it be
That this shard of glass
Contains something that wills it to be broken?
YOU ARE READING
A Collection of Thoughts
PoetryA collection of mostly free verse poems and short stories. Sometimes it is nice to simply clear your head. *Trigger warnings: descriptions of disturbing themes such as: body horror, death, interactions with the uncanny, topics in biology, and suici...
