Bathtime
Published in
Mar 29, 2024
I wrap her belly
with my arms,
feel for the
cracks, watch her
at bathtime to see
how she takes herself off,
layer by layer, to
unstitch her arms from
their sockets, to unbuckle
at her navel. I crawl inside
her chasmic form
that swallows, the guts
reaching, the intestines
roping my wrist.
Come home, they croon,
and I span her with my arms.