My gums bleed
When I floss
And when I go to the dentist
It’s a Goddamn massacre
They poke their sharp tools
Right into my gums
My eyes water
And I try to tough it out
But I fucking hate it
So I haven't been
In years
I brush every day
Yet still
My breath smells like decay
My teeth aren't yellow
They are almost white
Not quite
But almost
I pluck my nose hairs daily
I bite and pick at my nails
I pluck my eyebrows when they start getting out of control
And these ear hairs are relentless
My tonsils are swollen and white
My left quadricep is strained
My hairline is fading
The knee is fucked
So is the shoulder
The hands are barely attached
The eyelids spasm
I almost look like I am in shape
The body hair is a jungle
Except for down below
He’s good to go
I bite my lip
Creating a gap between my almost white teeth
My feet hurt
My hamstring is fucked
My left radius is fucked
The eyes
Always the eyes
How tired
They always are
The big bags
That swing below them
Like dark testicles
I can hardly move
Without something hurting
Without something pulling or snapping
The ol body is beat
But the mind
Is
Alive
With
Excitement
And
Momentum
And
Magic
This is not the end of my story
It is only
The place where I am at
I will have something to give
Until my mind
And my soul
Have flickered out
And the two flames are
Raging against the darkness.
-C.H.