the skeleton

the skeleton inside my meat
is impatient.
he wants to get the fuck out
and jump in the sun,
lying absolutely motionless
an itchy eternity,
he feels trapped and claustrophobic
here inside me, a prisoner
in this sweaty skin,
my grave hostage
within

David McLean is a Welshman who lives in Sweden. Details of publications can be found at his blog at http://mourningabortion.blogspot.com/. He has a chapbook "a hunger for mourning" by erbacce-press currently on sale at Lulu @ http://www.lulu.com/content/1338495

SHELFLIFEMAGAZINE ARCHIVES: issue #002