Splintered Seed

Ankylosing spondylitis breaks me from inside.

Marrow burns, spine clenches, vertebrae grind in the dark.

Pelvis locks, shoulders weld, neck rusts.

Each twist chisels bone.

I curl, black ink on bleeding red,

a seed splitting open,

not to bloom but to bleed.

Yet my pulse stitches the wound,

one beat at a time.

Splintered Seed by Rae Sabine

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