sapphire

they lay in heaps.
you are the conductor
the inventor
the operator.

the claw decends
attatches to their ribs as you pick
and they either
go home with you
or break in half

and eventually all bones
become brittle and bend
until they snap

and then what are you left with?


constantly ongoing
and switching left and right
between darkhairdarkeyesdarkcircles
and brightbrighthairand
eyes.
ice-filled eyes
if ice
were
blue.