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Inside, I am alive

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Glassy eyes of painted ocean sea,
Synthetic hair in elastic bands
That strain the violet strings.

Grubby torso,
Splintered breasts over wire ribs,
Moulded with such useless pottery.

Protruding legs of cracked porcelain,
Threading fractures crisscrossed
Over the hips, like shaken buttermilk.

Stomach bloated thick and wide,
The china weakened with the effort
Of encasing what's within.

But beneath mutilated crockery
There is passion and pessimism;
Lungs, slippery wet and writhing for breath,
Blood pumping smooth as hearts,
Guts as soft as feathery gore.

Inside,
I am alive.
Written for the contest 'Inside I'm Alive' by #The-Poetry-Cafe.

And yes - it's about me.

Contest info: [link]
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finishyourtea's avatar
The imagery in this is just AMAZING. You truly have a way with words!