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“Why on earth would a man raise his hand against himself, even in sleep?” “The Scratch” by Raymond Carver?

what is the possible answer of this question? Please, give me the answer within 300 words.

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I woke up with a spot of blood

over my eye. A scratch

halfway across my forehead.

But I’m sleeping alone these days.

Why on earth would a man raise his hand

against himself, even in sleep?

It’s this and similar questions

I’m trying to answer this morning.

As I study my face in the window.

The Scratch

Raymond Carver

Before I try to analyze this, is what I've pasted above the entire text of "The Scratch?"