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Robin Bateman is the facilities manager of two sites --John Drew Smith & Tattnall Tennis Centers -36 courts in Macon, Ga., where she coordinates tennis programs and leagues, is a tournament director, serves as a team captain, and assists junior teams competing at district, regional, and section events. Bateman is a contributing editor for Racquet Sports Industry Magazine, the communications director for TennisConnect, and an author and moderator for http://www.Writing.Com/ which is a site for Writers.

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Obliterate

The knife slices through the skin smooth and clean.
I thought it would be tough, like the skin of partially thawed bell peppers.

The deep red blood flows from the wound across my heart.
I thought it would spew, like rising water from a fountain outside a government building.

The pain is dull, but creeps with intensity –spreading..
I thought it would be numbing, like a shot of Novocain.

The life is fighting, twisting, screaming, yelling.
I thought it would be silent, like thieves in the night.

The scars grow ugly, thick and gnarled.
While the knife searches for more clear smooth skin.

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