Humans evergreen and hibernating
Enclammed in concave spinal cords, eating
Hunched over hot-white blasting computer screens
Mirrored like iridescent, plastic beetle wings
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These bug shells lined up, dried out on the window sill
The common house spider, butterfly, silverfish
Clawed up in static pose and pawed at by kittens
Leg raised muscles cry atrophy— placating
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Slick crack; an exhale everywhere from beer cans
‘Nother day like the last, and the other before that
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Sirens sound
Echoes rouse
People from their homes to the streets
Shielding their eyes
As they step out for
The first time, seemingly
I turn over
And peel away in gummy slug spit strings
Look back over my shoulder
The mattress made a mould out of me
Photo by Lavi Perchik on Unsplash