da Vinci - study of skull

I'm lost in there
battered between form and function
existing in the guesswork
institutionalised by containment
figured out on the block
measured by what takes up space

every layer perfectly in place
to provide freedom to conform

I merge and merge again
despite being part of no plan
unstoppable in my inexplicable existence  

tip out my untapped potential
lay me on the table
busy yourself with dissection
broken up into components
I can do no more
cannot be put back together

an empty head
with no view of itself
an offered up cadaver

(any day of the week)