Fragile pieces of skeleton
Light dependable sticks
Building and rebuilding
Our internal support system
Cartilage that thickens
Darkens
Here to stay
(for a while)
Fragile pieces
Porous inside
Falling apart with time
Bone-eating
Bacteria
Skeleton
Falls apart
With age
Stiff, straight channels
Hold us above ground
Suspension
Then we fall
Pushed out
Withered hands, curved spine
Bones destroyed.
2 comments:
I love the lines "Stiff, straight channels/Hold us above ground" it not only reminds me of the physicality of the body but also the way our bodies ultimately decay as "above ground" is emphasized. While there is no "below ground" it certainly seems to be implied with "Bones destroyed." Great work!
Renee
"light dependable sticks."
beautiful line!
Lisa
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