only my body i despise

[bruken]

sometimes i hate
hate that i
am a living
breathing
bleeding

body.

you would too
if
every
time
you...

tried to get your
precious,  red-cheeked;    cranky,    obstinate little girl
to sleep,
your

stomach  growled
throat  gurgled
rear  exhaled
fat  pinched
throat  caught
eye  burned
fingernail  injured
boobs  poured
lungs  crackled
toes  snapped
knees  broke
into pieces
on the floor beside her crib,

cold from the way she loves to sleep in yours.