krista

"I'd rather
taste blood, yours, or mine, flowing
from a sudden slash, than cut all day
with blunt scissors on dotted lines
like the teacher told."
- Adrienne Rich, "On Edges"

I'm left-handed. They never had the right scissors for me in elementary school. And the moment I got a hold of a sculpting knife in art class, I lopped off the tip of my finger. They had to have a whole knife safety day in third grade, because of me. I was giddy with power, even then.