autobiography of a knife
a sure contour
steel
solid
sharp
makes its mark
—
red
horizon
follows horizon
and weeps
—
a seam
split
teeth in flesh
—
I am a thing
you choose
to use
a fine gradient
—
tucked in hip
crest
against skin
potential
—
a body apart
a shining example
cleave and kill
or
spiritual surgery
—
choose carefully.