The barbed wire is wound
and catches tight
around the torso.
Razor wire loops limbs
and worries the skin
to stillness.
There is a hot wire passed
through the skull
and down the spine
pulled tight and taut
and electrified.
Pain only lives
roasted in the core
of reality.
© M.L.Emmett
Mar 3, 2016
Mar 3, 2016 at 10:23 AM UTC
The barbed wire is wound
and catches tight
around the torso.
Razor wire loops limbs
and worries the skin
to stillness.
There is a hot wire passed
through the skull
and down the spine
pulled tight and taut
and electrified.
Pain only lives
roasted in the core
of reality.
© M.L.Emmett
