SKIN OFFERINGS - by michelle mc grane
you surprised,
no - terrified -
me,
when i visited the hospital.
you'd committed yourself -
after all -
i'd thought you wanted
to get better.
sullen silence, anger, despondent tears,
i was prepared for any eventuality,
except
sharp-edged, smiling, anorexic resolve.
your body, turned cannibal,
is devouring itself.
i
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