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woman, marked
by Major JoAnn Shade
USA East, Ashland, Ohio Corps Officer
wounded
crippled into perfect weakness as a cast sheep
a scarred healer, thorn ever-present
with fragile scab standing sentinel against the arrows
a steadying brace
healed
abraham’s daughter lifted to glorious heights
stinging salt pouring down careworn cheek
as a fleeting touch rewards a grasping faith
an amazing grace
branded
scarlet-lettered into blushing disgrace
persona non grata, teetering on the margins
crawling naked down pariah lane, abandoned
a loss of face
sealed
indelibly etched, a holy tattoo of belovedness
claimed stigmata carved into eternity’s hand
transfigured, anointed mightily into compelling presence
an abiding trace
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