Rips and Cuts

My thumb has been healing nicely

After its altercation with a powered up

Carbide table saw blade.

For those in the know

It was a rip on the under side

Missing the bone,

Rather than a cross cut.

A rabbit cut, strictly speaking.

There has been surprisingly little pain

And no permanent damage.

It is unfortunate the hard-to-see

Rips and cuts of the psyche

Over the course of life

Are not as pain free

Nor do they heal as readily.

They never seem to fail to hit the bone,

The damage is almost always permanent,

And the pain is spread

Wider than you can possible imagine.