An incision is made of the neck,
A needle is injected into
Carotid artery.

Fluid is pumped into the artery,
Blood is slowly pushed
Out of the jugular vein.

The embalmer massages the body,
Making sure the fluid is evenly
Distributed through the body.

The eyes are closed and the mouth
Is set and moisturized to look
Natural.

The arteries are cleaned out,
The pump is turned off
And the needle is removed.

Another incision is made
And the trocar is slid
Into the small hole.

The trocar sucks out the liquids
And bacteria out from the
Internal organs inside the cavity.

Another sweep of the trocar
And the larger organs
Are drained of gases and fluids.

The chest is now pumped with
Chest cavity fluid,
Filling it up so the organs soak it up.

The trocar is removed for the
Last time ans cleaned off,
Being put away afterwards.

...

My eyes open in a slow, rigid movement
As air fills my lungs...

Embalmed...yet I breathe.