birds | poem

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hollow bones

protruding ribs

pale, papery skin


skittish walking

flighty steps

creaky wooden floors


thin, dry lips

balding

bare scalp


veins playing 

peek-a-boo

purple and blue 


peeking out 

underneath

paper-thin skin


-n.c

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