Les orphelins de Duplessis

[edgeofasparrow]

the skull and surrounding flesh
to be cut off, to expose the inside
placed on a table, flesh and bone
as if a half-shell of watermelon

for this the body will sleep forever
because they will cut the mind to ruins
and beckon for the next

child to strip child bodies
moving-child to wash the the unmoving
children
three to a box
throws the boxes
and nun holler echoes far from the pigsty

moving-child
walks his way to a coma
amongst other vegetables, the sleeping souls
if only they could think to awaken
and brake the reaching hand
if only they could have