Carve, God, clean, cut, and dress me Your knife-wiped apron Drenched to the waist in me Knot four lengths of string Each act of severing Each act of severing Each stroke to clean me, strip me, wash me Exaltation. My failures, your vocation Your ablutions, my ablation To wrench rinse, rip, stitch me You strap like a butcher And spare like a saint Cut four lengths, separate You strap like a butcher And spare like a saint Cut four lengths, separate Each of my ribs sawed, rubbed, and frenched I think was fascinating Now each of my bones Standing in a perfect crown I'm just the cage You turned inside out I want to feel you Rip me in and out Til you think you understand You think you understand You think you understand You'd think they'd under So if you tie, tie it tight Red, blue veined, pink pored, and white Trussed, I couldn't, I wouldn't in that room Free, I don't know I get wild