1. I have been cutting out my organs
And little pieces of flesh
And holding them out to you in the palms of my hands
You look at it and say
Wow, that's disgusting
But I think it still works
So I stitch it back in and kiss you on the cheek
2. Sometimes you look at it
And then you look at me
And you turn away
And you turn back holding your liver
And we look at each other's and we say
Wow, that's disgusting
But I think it still works
And we stitch them back in and kiss on the cheek
3. I have been cutting out my organs
And little pieces of flesh
And holding them out to you in the palms of my hands
And you say,
Looks good.
I keep my offering extended
"Looks good?"
Do you not see how raw and outside of my body this is?
Maybe it's because I do this daily
That you assume I've learned
That my organs are gross but they serve a function
It's true I have gotten used to the itch of the bandages
And you've seen me caress the texture of my suture scars
But it took me three hours to craft
The perfect vein of fat for you
Another hour to get the nerve
Did you notice I'm still bleeding?
You must not understand
The consequence of your assumption
Now I think you were just being polite
You're afraid to tell me
It doesn't actually look good
It's rotten and bad
I can't use the flesh
I'll be full of holes
4. I have been cutting out my organs
And little pieces of flesh
And holding them out to you in the palms of my hands
You look at it and turn back to chopping carrots
And I know it's just a gallbladder
It's not that impressive
But I wish you would acknowledge the risk
5. I have been cutting out my organs
And little pieces of flesh
And holding them out to you in the palms of my hands
We had plans to meet at six
So I made you a kidney
And by the time you showed up at nine
I'd already had to stitch it back
You probably didn't want to see it anyway
6. I have been cutting dead leaves off houseplants
I don't know what's inside me
I'm lonely
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