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Earwig Brain Harvest
crawling biting lacerating
sniffing, chewing
tunneling through
damp, waxy tunnel
ahh, sweet white brain
awaits…
gulping orange wax
swimming, striving
wait, I’m stuck!
what is this obstruction?
a strange, tough membrane…
elastic and taut
yes, of course, it’s the eardrum
foiler of earwigs
gotta punch through
snip tear poke rip slice
barely squeezing through
billowy elastic
syrupy warm fluid
slowing me down
sniffing pinching testing
struggling driving thrusting
ahh, finally…
the glistening white membrane
whoa, it’s slippery!
So plump, so electric!
white cheesy wonderland
viscous holiday
millions of neurons
Storing thoughts and feelings
master control center
the very essence of consciousness
right under
my brown, scaly legs
my prickly feet skittering
across the pulsing ridges
I believe I’ll deposit
Some filth…
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Vincent Procopio
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