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Someone, open me up by Lindsey

Someone, open me up.Fillet me, from my shoulder blades, kneed out the knots I’ve collected throughout the years.Flip me over and crack open my ribcage, lungs deflated, heart popping out at you like a jack-in-the-box.Pour bleach down my airways, forget other aesthetics and make me pure like a candy cigarette.cut out my heart,Rumor has it that it's beaten for too long.Look inside, see the heart string that broke, the thinning of the aortic valve.I hear my liver is rotten, kidneys growing mushrooms; my throat’s got a hole in it, my tongue growing blue.Put a heart-shaped patch over every hole…

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