Charles Bukowskis autopsy Poem by James McLain
Charles Bukowskis autopsy
they peel back the skin
like old wallpaper,
the stink rising
as the organs, bruised and bloated,
spill out like forgotten secrets.
the saw hums,
cutting through bone like butter,
the ribs cracking open
to a cold, fluorescent light
that never flinches.
the heart, heavy, useless now,
is weighed and tossed aside,
just another lump of meat
in a world that's always hungry
for the next hollow thing.
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