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putrefaction

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I am living for
the second time,
and it is harder than
the first.

I feel spoilt
as an apple
dappled with bruises
and rot;

sodden with small
stains
and discarded skin.

there,
the wine-coloured oval
that your thumb fits into
just exactly—

the rest of your fingers
left their blunders
on the other side.

it is nothing compared to
what I have done to myself.
you can hear me read this aloud here: [link]

inspired in part by Carl Phillips's "Stagger".
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Lunulae's avatar
Oh so very poignant. It settled deep within me and bruised me from within. It could have been much more emphatic, much more brutal, but the subtlety is what makes it have an even larger impact.