Inside Out

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Engorged, distended veins await

Choked by strangling tourniquet

Glint of metal beveled edge

Dipping down to touch my skin

Flash of pain, momentary, sliding by

Hallow bore seeks thin walled prey

Finding, jabs, connection made

With inner world so seldom seen

The forbidden city forever sealed

From I on the outside looking in.

Now angry red climbs coil of tube

Exultant, rushing outward flow

To coat enclosing walls of glass

Frothing, foam tipped surging waves

Fills the space with new domain

Blushing darker a crimson shade

Of penance, trying to atone

For prodigal haste in leaving home.

The sample drawn, invasion ends

Slipping out with practiced ease

My gaze rests on the tiny breech

Where almost drop quivers, poised to greet

The outer stranger with inner warmth

When fleeting glimpse enlightened strikes

Form visceral depths entrances mind

My senses share a rare communion

With most intimate possessions.