forgotten

skeletons locked away
safe and sound
neatly stored
tagged and numbered

polished with the red stained cloth
key to the lock long lost
guilt drowned in intoxication
wired shut

ironically
forgotten inside
whimpering pathetically
a human heart

Shuttered, 2021

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