Being a writer, I work with paper on a daily basis. It’s good for lots of things. Writing on. Wrapping with. Blowing your nose into. And wiping your rear end down. These are things only writers do of course. But there is the hidden side of paper. You never know when it will attack.
I’m talking about paper cuts. I think we all let our guard down around paper. We think nothing will happen. And as soon as you forget, that’s when it strikes. You could be opening the mail or reading a book. And suddenly you feel the prick on your finger. There’s always that first moment where you look down and things don’t seem so bad. Maybe I escaped, you think. But then a spurt of bright red blood appears and the pain kicks in.
Lord only knows why it hurts so bad, but it is agonizing. That tiny little cut produces such horrific suffering. It doesn’t help when you lick your finger. It doesn’t help to squeeze it. It doesn’t help when you get a band-aid. There is nothing you can do. And it takes forever to heal. Finger band-aids are always coming off. And then the cut is exposed all over again. It is a never-ending process getting over the pain.
I’ve heard tattoos are basically like getting paper cuts sketched into your skin. So I’m wondering if I commit to getting all my paper cuts all at one time, would that mean I’m protected against future paper cuts? I’d get skin-colored tattoos all over my hand if that was the case. It’s either that or I’m getting chainmail armor gloves. You can never be too safe.
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