spatchcocked,
i splay on the table
in vein
in muscle burst-capillary-
inkblots on screen
syringe overflowing
tissue blood-soaked:
plum filling.
gown open,
i stretch elastic past my knee
and it buckles wide——
cobranic mosquito-swole.
Rebecca Ferlotti (she/her) is a writer, poetry instructor, and editor based in Ohio. Her poems have been published or are forthcoming in Poetry South, The Bayou Review, ONE ART, and other journals. Rebecca’s work also has been supported by the Kenyon Review Writers Workshop. More at rebeccaferlotti.com.