Lay the body on smooth surface
she was found thirty miles from town
Slit throat down to the belly
her remains strewn around
Work blade between the spine and flesh
fields and woods, the crows unburied her
Stop when you hit backbone
piece by piece. identified first by crushed
Push knife through the body
knuckles, they traced the story back to
Discard ribs and thin, fatty belly
the splintering cabin where
Cut below gills: remove the head
they discovered him hanging
Remove skin from meat
now her hands keep knocking—
Rinse, repeat.
how will i be found?
Front page image by Jay Dodge.