LAYERS


Layers - art by Luro 

cut me,
watch the slices
fall to the ground 
peel me
inch by inch 
piece by piece
drop by drop
word by word 
second by second 
layer by layer
what lies beneath this skin:
hollowness in a shell
dry marrow and jelly
sliding down the loaves 
of buttered bread 
housed by an empty frame 
that is not my own.

-Luro

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