i have strange bones.
they grew too fast
when i was young.
fast, but not sturdy.
i crumble at mere words.
quick in development,
and feeble in quality,
i grew up young,
i grew up submissive.
i have strange bones.
i asked them to speak for me.
the absence of answer proved
there was indeed a void:
my void.
no one heard my bones,
my hunger.
i have strange bones.
they ache when i remember,
and they ache when i forget.
indescribable,
inescapable,
strange, strange bones.
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