The lesions sear like embers glowing and growing into my insides malignant and spreading; cancerous. I claw at myself peeling back cells and layers tearing through skin to yellowing fat and flesh penetrating muscle and sinew and bone tempting, daring my nerves to scream back at me.
The pain has been excruciating I claw for its root, tearing deeper hands bloodied and burning, clamoring to the core of the cause and tearing those parts from my form and I'm cradling them tight to my breast choking, croaking out mama's lullaby.