body

blood raw in the throat.
lungs thin bellows sucking air.
flesh hugging sad bones.

skin is papery.
meat clings longingly to bone.
stomach a balloon.

estival shimmer.
puddles vanish in plain sight.
life lived a mirage.

smile my bloody wrist.
as the world looks on and sneers.
unclothe me of skin.

the mind a squirrel.
frantic, frenetic, whirling.
dervish i’m nervous.