Undone, Undress

Here’s my body, I am undone
Let them have me, let them come
Blue beaks aching, flesh forsake me
Only bones for the hunter’s gun
Load me heavy, I can’t bend
Break me better, so I won’t mend
The forest murmurs
'Careful creatures
She’ll be gone when the master comes'
They heard my heart for miles
The air inside
Was seeping out
In silent shouts
It crumpled in my chest
Let’s undress
I don’t want you to heal me
Rather, take this broke machine
Hold me close, this beast of burden
Hide and skin in the morning light
I’ll be here when you can’t breathe
Waiting, patient, silently