brittle bone rattles

baring jagged edges

jutting rudely

beneath

ill fitting flesh and

pudding paunch

–

obscene and unseemly

unsettling reflection

pallid

in a stained mirror

–

so familiar yet

foreign

gazing through

sullen eyes

–

chalky complexion

chill ‘neath warm skin

–

it scares me

truly

it does

–

creeps on

nagging