ARR 1988 - Flipbook - Page 93
Exorcism
I've got to get rid
ofthisthis you
all coiled up inside,
a cyst in my heart.
X-rays will reveal
these organs are not mine,
one night long ago
you seeped into my lungs
and did some rearranging.
You left no instruction manual
and I can feel you
devouring what's left of me.
I've just got to
because I know
the next time I kiss someone
you11 be there,
in my mouth
crawling about, slobbering,
making sure nothing's
right again.
Quicksomeone fetch me a priest, a surgeon
before I fall in love.
Matt Mullin
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