NaPoWriMo day 12, poem 13/30. I wrote this last night but didn't have an opportunity to post it, so here it is. Inspired by some of the weirder numbers in a burlesque show I went to last night. One part Little Red Riding Hood, one part dissection.
Undone
Beneath this dress
I am a monster.
My body aches
in the strangest places,
skin and shoulders,
heels and hips.
Untie the laces
that hold me together
and let my heart fall
through the slits
in my skin.
I crouch down,
swallow it whole
to keep it safe,
feel it ticking
in my throat.
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