If only it were so easy
If only it were so easy
To root her out
Like a bit of decay
In the heart of a molar
If only it were so easy
But no, I feel her pulsing
In the crook of my elbow
A worm in the blood
It was always easier
Safer
To take her into me
Her passivity, her silence
Into mine
If only it were so easy
To root her out
I have grown up
With her inside me
Larval, then larger
Now we are cheek to cheek
Her mouth to mine
No way to cut her out
Pull her out
Through my throat
If I could, I would
If only it were so easy
To cut her out
That bit of decay
A worm in the blood
Inside me
No way to cut her out
Pull her out
Through my throat
If I could I would part us
Piece by piece
If only I could pull her out
Wing from shoulder
Proboscis from tongue
If only it were so easy
To pull her out
Lay the two of us out on a table
Madame Butterfly and I
I am afflicted
I am afflicted
If only it were so easy
But I'm afflicted
If only it were so easy
But I'm afflicted