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I Piss expressively.
Detect the aura of seizures.
Judge objects first by movement,
then by brightness, then by shape.
Impersonate a helicopter
when reunited with a person you love.
And when you hear an ambulance
try to instigate a mass keening.
If worms grow in your heart,
call their number
the ‘worm burden.’
But have someone who loves you
administer a pill,
so each month the
worm burden is nil.
Get mugged by a cat,
and be able to smell cancer.
But smell also the worms coiled up in
the human heart, thousands.
A ‘wyrm’ is a serpent or dragon.
A ‘burthen’ is the capacity of a ship.
Picture their heart as an
aircraft carrier
covered in dragons.
Then, offer your condolences:
Lay your head on their feet.
Opportunistically lick their toes.
Have Bella be your most popular name.
