Bri Tomlin

Skin

I can’t touch the silver bell anymore. Every time my fingers touch it, it feels charged. There’s an energy that runs through it, and when my hands hold it, there’s almost like a shock that runs up through my arms. Sometimes I will pick it up and see how long I can hold it, before having to drop it from discomfort. Now it sits in front of me on the table, it’s once shiny silver body now tarnished from lack of cleaning. I used to rub it, before the thrum in my fingertips became too strong. I’m not able to clean it anymore.