Shrimp, Headless Already

by victoria

 

I’ll teach you to peel
all the legs and thorax

 

in one piece
once
I learn

 

when skin is this fresh
you see through the body

 

and notice bait
bloating in the mouth

 

of the willing

 

we were always either laboring
or are labored over

 

I’m learning to convince you
of your teeth

 

how easily they crack open

 

 

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Originally Published By: Front Porch Magazine

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