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My heart sits in a cage of flesh and bone 
It sits enshrined in the center of my chest 
Trapped within is both love and pain equally sown 
All I am is hidden under my dress 

To find me is a brutal affair 
A cruel act of carnage borne of care 
It is to ruin me beyond repair 
It is an irredeemable sin and a sacred prayer 

Shatter my ribs 
Rend my flesh 
Rip my heart from my chest 
Taste my heart with your teeth 
Let my blood drip, drip down your face 
Feel my entirety burst sticky and sweet in your jaws 

It is messy and unholy 
It is brutal and excruciating 
It is loving and devoted 
It is primal and it is divine 

To love is to be consumed 
To be loved is to consume 
We are an ouroboros 
loving flesh consuming loving flesh 

Breaking free from that cage  
That sits in our chest 

Eris Hembree

Ribcage