Heave and surrender your will.
With a swift movement,
yank down velvet curtains:
observe as the corpse crumples.
Bend soup spoons:
watch the metal curl backwards.
Pluck flowers before they bloom:
see them wrinkle.
Put them in a velvet vase,
constructed of curtains.
Stir.
Eat with your soup spoons,
as your skin creases.
With a swift movement,
yank down velvet curtains:
observe as the corpse crumples.
Bend soup spoons:
watch the metal curl backwards.
Pluck flowers before they bloom:
see them wrinkle.
Put them in a velvet vase,
constructed of curtains.
Stir.
Eat with your soup spoons,
as your skin creases.
This piece has been published in Teen Ink’s monthly print magazine.
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