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autopsy

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a brilliant voice cries:
come all
to this most fluorescent feast,
this vulture's gathering—
a chance to see

the cold, damp lump of
cold, damp skin.
the air swells like a greedy stomach
of fascinated silence—
he continues,

crying: these are the
hands. shaken, worn down;
this is the mouth, edges serrated
by screaming,
possessing the ragged beauty of forests.

the heart, though auctioned away
to a cruel and unrepentant collector, leaves
quite a daring hole.
what a chance to see that dark cavity

unfold itself like poetry.
he cries, one last time:
if that doesn't satisfy, behold
the mind.
valuable asset, though
defective at best.
see the way it dents and darkens
with memories long gone?
it's a remarkable curse.

yes, the audience echoes—
the fascinated silence peels into a
forlorn worry—
a remarkable specimen she is indeed.
[regret, despair]
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I love your writing!