Oneiric: casein tempera
(50×31 cm)
Suddenly I felt
while massaging my skin
the skeleton within.
I felt the skull
the cavity of the nose,
saw my face
and all myself
a noseless skeleton.
To end that way
is undisturbing, but
prematurely
is a different story.
jh
“Prematurely” seems like the operative word, but maybe it no longer applies? A perk of old age?
PZ
Yes, that IS the operative word, but a perk I’d rather do without.