image111Cervical
I watch him fuck other women.
He loves the fact that I watch.
He smiles and I
keep my secret:
every flex of his muscle,
every thrust into her cunt,
is a shiny new nail in my spine,
bracing me upright
until I know I’ll never
bend again

Thoracic
It hammers home,
and home,
again:
uh
nuh
never
ever
give
myself
away.

Whenever I feel
my skin has become
too permeable,
my soul too tender,
there is always
the opportunity
to tempt him to
teach me again.

Lumbar
I sit,
watch
and remember:
I’m born alone
I’ll die alone.

Anything else
is dangerous
delusion.

8 Responses

  1. Anatomy has been giving me a scaffold for my thoughts, too, Rgrl. This is powerful, sharp, vivid, and hurts. Thanks.

  2. This…this is seriously, seriously fantastic.

    …even if the poor, neglected sacrals did get left out. 🙁

    No no, I actually LOVE it as a triptych, and I think it’s brilliant.

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