consider this the undressing.
the peel of skin off muscle,
the tendon translucent rope
lashing mast to sail.
(the frame of the boat is
weather-worn, hearty.)
consider this the undressing;
the tear of cloth,
stitches unsewn,
the breaking buttons,
(the exquisite sound of it all;
crisp and neat.)
not the same as the marrow,
that mess,
not the guts spilling, sublime.
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