the dark cadaver

by derek garner - Virgo

what stories you could tell me
cold
lying on this slab
john doe you liked that old soul food
judging by the contents within belly.
did it extinguish you?
maybe,
although these bullet wounds
might explain more clearly
why you're
lying on this slab
do you donate?
my mother needs these lungs.
30 years a marlboro woman
you won't mind I think
my friend how did it come to this?
is there someone out ther looking
for you?
mourning you?
glad that you 
are finally here,
lying on this slab
mr. doe I have to stitch you back now
promised mr.hanks I'd be
done by four.
this job's a bitch,
but then
why am I complaining
you're the one
lying on this slab.

Birth sign: Virgo
Date created: 2000-10-02 18:52:58
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:42:49
Poem ID: 57799

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