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With Obsidian Knives

from The Body Is Not Sacred (Complete) by Everson Poe

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count the sands of time
draw the broken line
grace before the fall
flesh of men enthralled

i’d sooner feast upon myself
than take a hand from you

i will transform some day

this flesh
means less
than excrement
unbound
unclean
unsavory
i binge
i purge
i find no relief
bring death
my friend
let it take me

i never wanted to be saved
this desert will become my grave
transformed by death, i am unchained
reborn a woman of the flame

the moon will bring the tide
and the blood that smears my thighs

this womb will never bleed
this wound will never heal
this feeling won’t recede
this woman isn’t real

what do i deserve?
why am i afraid?
what have i become?
broken and decayed

carve out my sickness
with obsidian knives

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from The Body Is Not Sacred (Complete), released April 13, 2018

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Everson Poe Chicago, Illinois

Everson Poe is Mae Shults: a trans, queer, multi-instrumentalist from Chicago. Often in collaboration with various vocalists, she balances elements from many diverse genres while maintaining the goal of merging beauty with loudness. She has been releasing music as Everson Poe for over a decade.

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