Sensitive Organs and the Bones That Hold Them
Do the bones
that cling to my flesh
feel
they need to be peeled away
and cleansed?
Do the eyes
that give me keys
to the world
feel
they need to be
thrown away?
Do the arms
that show my affection,
give me the tools to create
feel
they need to be
removed?
Do the legs
that carry me through life,
over rocks and rubble,
feel
they need to be
taken off, shaken out, and reattached?
No?
Then why do I
feel
like my heart, that gives me life,
provides the food for my art,
needs to be torn from my chest
and restarted?
The heaviness of life weighs it down.
Written by Olivia

Illustration by Sienna Gallacher