Skeletal twigs snap -
fingers developing a
hunger of their own
form crescent wounds.
Asymmetrical arcs pierce.
A mechanical creak - joints scratch.
The subtle giveaway of artifice,
a hint that behind the skin
lies not flesh but ice.
A revulsion.
Stiff with nimble
pre-mortem rigor mortis.
Jul 19, 2025
Jul 19, 2025 at 11:52 AM UTC
Skeletal twigs snap -
fingers developing a
hunger of their own
form crescent wounds.
Asymmetrical arcs pierce.
A mechanical creak - joints scratch.
The subtle giveaway of artifice,
a hint that behind the skin
lies not flesh but ice.
A revulsion.
Stiff with nimble
pre-mortem rigor mortis.
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