Excision

Excision

a sensual swollen apple

incentive for sweet indulgence

pleasure dome for hands

and mouth

suckling for sustenance

but Eve’s fruit sags

into middle age

recalled for investigation.

the excavator needle

grinds

the clamped breast

tunnelling through flesh

Once

(deep)

Twice

(deeper)

Thrice

(deeper still)

rotating clockwise and counter

moling for rogue tissue

containing infidel cells.

Expunge

Expel

Extract

texture of ground beef

consistency of wet wool

mound of sandworms

minus their cast

Cast Out

Remove

Cast out

the knitted mess

spilled

onto a petri dish

for further diagnosis

milled

from the body

for a fighting chance.

as if the snake bite scars

and contour divots

are not enough

a titanium pinhead signals

the internal void

constant reminder of

unexpected violation

violent intrusion

which states:

It was here

I am here.

You are here

Scarred

Sculpted

Saved.