Offal

Content Warning: Internal Organs

According to my sister, surgeons don't bother with sorting through their patients' guts
There's no untangling, organizing, ordering
They scoop them out and plop them back in

According to my sister, the body will do that for them
When they unzip a patient's abdomen to glistening jewels breathing, quivering
Everything is already stacked in their perfectly personal places

According to my sister, when they drop the organs back into their cavity
Like living gemstones, they writhe
Flayed muscles massaging everything back in

According to my sister, the guts don't steam
They cool it all down
In fact, they rarely unzip patients anymore

It's all supposed to be through inflated bellies and cameras and tubes
Plastic veins, y'know?

So, it’s a bit gruesome, but not anything too gratuitous, right? At least, I hope it’s fitting for Halloween. Stay safe out there, everyone! I wonder how many people are going Trick-or-Treating after covid?