patchwork child

diseased

bugs legs tangle
squirm to or fro
beady, beacon orbs
never matter itch

six each spreads spores
infection fire burns
trash catch quick
case of forget me nots

blues, blacks between
blanket cover rot
aural never wish
buzzing, bumbing fools

sitting 'round some room
ponders boils, spills
eyes taped wide
later gaping bolted shut

blood curdles sweet
vitality splashing tile
beam cuts ear to ear
for eager, elegant hangman

bandages up feathers
drifting ways away
done of all epochs
streams pour outside in