A Bee-sting (n.) is how a child learns the flowers are defended.
A Bee-sting (n.) turns a picnic into a sudden poll on who is allergic.
A Bee-sting (n.) is a tiny warning that arrives with its own syringe.
A Bee-sting (n.) swells worst on the second day, once you have told everyone you are fine.
A Black eye (n.) made you think he was a basket of mulberries.
A Black eye (n.) fades through purple, green and yellow like a week-long traffic light.
A Black eye (n.) gets covered with sunglasses indoors, which draws more attention than the eye.
A Black eye (n.) is a bruise that makes the fight public without asking permission.
Brain damage (n.) cannot be anticipated or fantasized: unlike castration, there is no scene for it — one cannot even dream about it.
Brain damage (n.) is the injury that makes everyone else the expert on you.
A Broken arm (n.) turns the shower into a planning exercise.
A Broken arm (n.) is an injury everyone can see, which is the easy part.
A Broken arm (n.) is the body teaching you which hand you took for granted.
A Broken arm (n.) teaches you how many things were quietly two-handed.