February 18

by C

comments 3

What becomes ischemic
when long denied hope?

Deferral and deferral
how long must it go on

for living tissue
about thirty minutes
before it’s irreversible

and reperfusion though vital
just adds injury on insult

and this hurts
unless it’s good and dead

and then you better
cut it out quick

but just how the hell
would you debride
a soul?

Or determine the margins
of what’s left
if anything

OPTIONAL POETRY