Elucidating Questions

How many licks does it take to get to the centre

But my question isn’t how many licks

It’s how many drips

How many pills

How many times do I give in to my body giving up

Before it gets back up again

All the breaking and aching and broken pieces and systems not working quite right

Burst capillaries muscles pulled by invisible string joints cracking creaking

Pop it’s in

Pop it’s out

Crunch it’s back in again.

How many times do I pat myself on the arm and say

You just need a day off

Or

You just needed some rest

Or

It’s okay that I feel so sick because it’ll be fine later

When it won’t

Sometimes ravens sound like turkeys

Why isn’t it turkies

Monkey

Pony

Damn Turks.