Fold

white twisted branches twist my arm

thin bark  - like paper

and after I had planted 

words

underneath your flesh

petals bloom out of your fingertips 

and take root in my wide open eye

cranium & skeletal bones - white and twisted

but you trim the leaves 

that sprout from my mouth

and water the dirt 

until it turns to mud

in my chest 

regurgitate worms

and spit beetles for words

that suck your flesh

red rub contusion 

skeletal bones & teeth - white and twisted

petals bloom out of your fingertips

and take root in my wide open eye

but you trim the leaves that sprout from my mouth

and water the dirt

thin bark - like paper

after I had planted words

on white paper

origami box

with a flower lid 

16 folds and 16 folds