THREE HAIKUS

tongue

tonsils heave, bleeding
umami chill, sour
darlings.
sulcused body, why?

—

In which she finally puts her foot down, only to find

calcaneus of yore.
Arid flesh faces death by spur,
a bony grave awaits.

—

ACUTE

Her cortex heaves. Wrinkle
by wrinkle, ureters collapse.
Memento medulla.

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