Ravenous

Day after day

my skin tightens

exposing the bleached cage of my ribs

 

Day after day

a stitch is added

to seal my thirsty lips

 

Day after day

perfection becomes reality

as my eyes become clouded

 

Day after day

I grow ravenous

to achieve skeletal elegance

 

 

 

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