you can
pick me apart
piece by piece.
I promise you
that I can
handle the pain.
experiment on me,
sedate me,
cut me open
and study me.
I can take it.
all I ask is that
when you put me
back together again,
please leave my trauma
out on the operating table.
Oct 19, 2020
Oct 19, 2020 at 4:36 PM UTC
you can
pick me apart
piece by piece.
I promise you
that I can
handle the pain.
experiment on me,
sedate me,
cut me open
and study me.
I can take it.
all I ask is that
when you put me
back together again,
please leave my trauma
out on the operating table.
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