Wounds

I went over the handle bars of my bike on a steep hill in SF. I scraped both elbows, my right hand and my right shoulder. I also have a giant bruise on my left thy, a smaller bruise on my left knee, and a few other scrapes on my belly, chest, palms, and shins. 

Wounds don't heal in a linear way. Strange aches and sharp pains emerge unexpectedly throughout the healing process, all while the injury remains fragile and susceptible to re-injury. But, even with the continued pain, it's still a forward moving process. Though, it does leave scars. 

I can't help but feel that this is symbolic with our current political state.