20ccs

There is a stillness before the day begins— and in it, we almost remember who we really are.

Tonight I am naked. Fashion’s fabrics Stripped aside Skin and muscle peeled

I glisten with wet sinew And the fluids of a life While parts pulse and throb In the business of living

Out spills not the 5 liters of crimson existence Nor the awful and fat And bundles of nerves

Flowing from every crevice Of my heart, mind, kidneys and bowel Pour every passion and secret That I keep

From the artery of my soul Come want and desire Lust and greed Thoughts never uttered

Until I am empty Specimen jars filled and labeled And my parts closed and sealed While I sprawl across the covers