ever consider bones?
their fragility?
a thunder in the knuckles
an ocean in the ligaments
heartbeats when they swim
malignant growths,
split,
cracked back into place
a night of heavy drinking
under the shower
clean and virtuous bones
swell with time and keratin
a wax candle drip from the inside
push-pull friction
resurgent echoes
to stop the hysteria
to seek for higher ground
to stop fixating on the broken glass
to not dissect
to let things breathe
to let things break
to let things be
the way
they are supposed to be
this is my softness
these bones
this is where I carry an excuse
to all the burdens
