Preservation

[Tiger the Lion]

I am hollow.
I am untouched, dry of holy water. You could remove the "I am" from L2 and L3
I am the aggravated difference between half empty
And half full.

The girl in the mirror will not make eye contact with me anymore.
Like a liar in the streets, I drag shame at my ankles.
She doesn’t know I’m here.
She doesn’t know I’m gone.

With the heart of a demented mathematician Reads better, for me at least, if these 2 lines were inverted
I carve Roman numerals into Greek parchment skin.

My value is found in red-segment measurements,
In a shiver down the spine come out of hiding.
I never cared much for antiques.

I preserve a flawed skeleton
Within a dimension of clean cut glass. I don't understand this line
When I gaze upon its beauty, they tell me they see broken bones.Who are "they"
Beauty is in the eye of the beholderCliche, as previously noted
And I have gone blind.

I awake in bruises, scattered black and blue,
In the tiny broken vessels
I want to sail,
I want to drown.

This is not poetic.
This is not beautiful.
This is a delusion in the eyes of a mannequin
Searching for her bones.

This is not beautiful.

Hi Owl eyes. Thanks for the posting. I hope my notes are helpful. I am trying to avoid too many "I"'s in my own writing, but am learning. With some effort you might be able to strike most of them. Good luck. - Paul