What if
I forget how to breathe
One day my lungs pack up
And I freeze
For longer than a minute
An hour
I die right there
And purple veins decorate marbled blood
Clots of dark, crumble
Hawks hover above
Liquid pink drenches the earth
And twigs played by bones
Settle alone
Waiting for the squirrel to collect
What if
All I knew of myself
When painted lips pout in the morning
As I decide by the light of the mirror
My worth
Was gone in a flash
Ground down to feed the worms
Every inch of me
Nourishes another
So what if
Before I die
I decide to be delicious
Before the hawks and the squirrels and the worms
Enjoy me
I’ll make sure to enjoy myself first
