We have to part
to admit
the shell,
and lips to part,
and a throat
to assist
with eulogising saliva
to help us
swallow,
this bitterness;
for our sakes, this
last tunnel
we wrapped you
in our guts
before you left.
We have to part
to admit
the shell,
and lips to part,
and a throat
to assist
with eulogising saliva
to help us
swallow,
this bitterness;
for our sakes, this
last tunnel
we wrapped you
in our guts
before you left.