I'm reading this at a gallery on Saturday, and I'm not really sure if it's ready. Any suggestions or comments would be greatly appreciated. *Bites nails.*
meph·i·stoph·e·les mi·fep·ri·stone
bone bleached
by the sun
bone smooth
by water
I gaze
into the abyss
sliced open
--stitched almost shut
Nothing gazes
into me
I am an unmarked grave
a white-washed house
with a body
in the basement
only dry
dead blood
--the sun-warmed
earth
meph·i·stoph·e·les mi·fep·ri·stone
bone bleached
by the sun
bone smooth
by water
I gaze
into the abyss
sliced open
--stitched almost shut
Nothing gazes
into me
I am an unmarked grave
a white-washed house
with a body
in the basement
only dry
dead blood
--the sun-warmed
earth