Inspired by the phrase ‘become undisguised and naked’ taken from ‘Song of Myself (Leaves of Grass)’ by Walt Whitman. This now comprises a part of The Linkages Project |
strip me back
flay
my skin
suspend it
on a low-hung wire
take the meat
away
from my skeleton
weigh
each ingredient
essential
rattle my bones
there’s not much else
that is left
of me
what I
was and
what
I am
and what
I will be
what am I
who am I
what do you see
when you look
through me
animate
my skin
make me dance
all my flesh in a pile
beside me
bones
beating loud
like a drum upon the cavity
of my heart
sending a signal
that
I am
naked
I am undisguised
what you see
is portions
pieces
traces
of what I was
and that is all
(that is all)
that I
can be
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Holy cow, Frank. Amazing.
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Cheers, Chelsea. Glad you liked it.
They’re proving to be a good set of prompts.
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