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Thoraco-omphalopagus
By ruthless48
genotype to phenotype, a zygote incompletely splits in two
research on Siamese twins
created the need to visit the formaldehyde zoo
‘Apothecary & Oddities’ could daunt most
darkened doorway, amber leaded glass, hand painted evil eye
a manicured doctorate's hand
can turn bone-creaking brass handleand abstractly walk inside
quick survey of dusty shelves, harlequin masks, taxidermy, velvet case of surgical steel
behind carved wizard canes, straight jacket strings,
her find in a glass jar, to see she must kneel
old man behind heavy display case and spectacles barely moves an eye
she thrusts the sloshing specimen skyward
'a price?' so she can retrieve after the buy
she approaches netherworld’s pharmacy
between herself, old man, research specimen and the door
he half smiles and words ‘no cash’, but exchange of time
‘four hours’ in the store
as he hands a leather apron to don, instead of lab coat
she notes scientific time, smirks magic
& of her new ‘free’ specimen gloats
a swollen bellied black cat has man’s belt for collar too tight
she loosens it to release a constant broken mournful sound
old man reaches to cinch back the belt restoring the afternoon’s peaceful underground
tasks of tincture mixing, dally with customers
unearthing backroom treasures to storeroom table tops
time moves quickly until the last 15 minutes, clock hands seem to stop
old wrinkled reach congratulates her with a toast for her well earned prize
the drink touches her lips to burn as she watches his cataract eyes
she wakes in blood velvet bed
a younger man wrapped around her waist caress
a yoke of chains and beads laid upon her naked body and breasts
she lifts her left forearm
a series of scars and burns lead to a wedding ring
encrypted in posey gothic
semper amemus ~ no recollection to bring
yet she doesn’t stir as the young man softly kisses her neck
falling deeper into slumber
in this room, a Victorian time warp net
‘I had a dream’ she muses aloud
as to any cognition she could persist
‘I had a dream,
I was a scientist.’
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Copyright 2012 ruthless48
Author's Note:
inspired from a dreamComments on "Thoraco-omphalopagus"
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On Tuesday, April 24, 2012, FadedBlues
(2168)
wrote:
...outrageous title. you must have slept for a month to encompass all this in 1 dream...very abstract & neurotic.
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On Tuesday, April 24, 2012, ruthless48
(173) wrote:
so glad you like it, thank you. it is medical term for cojoined twins at the chest who share a heart and liver.
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On Monday, April 23, 2012, dwells
(4284) wrote:
Wow R, this was great, never suspected a dream, but still had an overall sense of foreboding. Well done and thanks for sharing.
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On Monday, April 23, 2012, ruthless48
(173) wrote:
deeply thankful, dwells, of your words~ a dream . . . or was it? your choice :)
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A former member wrote:
Whoa. I'm pretty sure I smelled the formaldehyde and tripped over a shiver. This was somehow science, steampunk, sensual, and scary all in one. Congratulations. I only wish I could write this detailed.
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On Monday, April 23, 2012, ruthless48
(173) wrote:
profoundly humbled, thank you, this imagery came to me in a dream, last night
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