a veritable tsunami of ribs, shoulder blades, and femurs...arranged in zigzags and swirls and even in the shapes of Latin words.
-Quigley, Christine, Skulls and Skeletons: Human Bone Collections and Accumulations
I dreamed about loose bones
lining the creases in the walls,
hanging from the chandeliers.
this passio is completely
fabulous. I sweat through
all these layers of sheets
as if I am breaking out
of an onion.
a bear with claws like
crescent moons smooths
a paw over my hair, around
the loose threads of my
nightgown. its eyes are
as gold as an arrow
flying straight from
the sun.
the bones glow, my bed
shakes with all this weight.
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