the mississippi river

i don't normal bleed
more easy
feel hollow stomach pinch
while body groans exaggerated
noises i don't listen
echo between the marrow & saltrock
that you put inside me
to fill w/ sediment & faceless prey
an odor mellows my void
wades kneedeep in my own fluid
stand still for you
to slide your hand inside of me
& remove what you left
as it grows
i want to hold it close
to the machines that make me work
let it boom into a new thing