Slit open
too open for taste
red steaks painted in haste
soul laid bare
spirit beyond repair
gashes, lashes
sewed back with ashes
torn, reborn
only to be torn once more
slit open
too open for taste
covered up
such a waste.
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Artwork: Ceramic Disfigurine by Justin Novak
Music: Breathe Me [sia]
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Ars Moriendi
PoetryEmpty spaces, dark places, death has many faces. Ars Moriendi "The Art of Dying"