Rust Carves

Rust carves caves
of jagged gaps
intriguing enough
to pick flakes
like scabby skin
lifting around the edges
of a wounded knee.

A treasure trove
of curiosities
lying beneath
when instead
of healing repair,
rust consumes
with cancer craving.

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Diane Webster's work has appeared in El Portal, North Dakota Quarterly, Verdad and other literary magazines. She had micro-chaps published by Origami Poetry Press in 2022 and 2023 and was nominated for Best of the Net in 2022.