I get excited when I see a cut start to heal
The old skin gets flaky and just falls off and you can see the progress your body made in healing itself
The layers of your wound start to change
Cells divide, span together and form sheets of new, tiny, improved parts
They get stronger
It is evidence my body is efficient, fighting infection and protecting itself
Sometimes I’ll try and pick away at the healing skin
To see how quickly I’m improving
I peel and pick and scratch to find the new skin underneath
The new me
The better me
But when I peel and pick and scratch to find the new skin underneath
I make a new wound.