core

c  o  r  e

Don’t  ask me
by the force that burns
and propagates me,

Don’t  ask me
the secret of magma
which ascends the ducts
of  lacerated  skin [...]

From the body’s core
sprouting stems are born
and perforates  epithelia
and primary vortex

From the body’s core
ascends the bruise,
that vampire shadow
biting where it deepens
scratching
in the habit of inertia:
marrow,
muscle,
artery...

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