yet we have not seen
the tearing of skin, the
initial mist of blood, the
ribbons of quivering muscle,
the loops of organ spilling out
in the rush a messy tangle,
the exposed sweet liver,
growing still pearl-like.no, not yet
the brutal wound, but
a moment before;the silent perch,
the imminent shadow
taking on a violent name
even before it becomes
apparent to the light,
only the yellow talons
left exposed to suggest
this cruelty.
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HUMAN PSYCHE
Poetrybecause that which makes us human is that which we think makes us less human