Bite down,
hard, white calcium against soft, white flesh,
and rip me open seam by seam.
I can feel you tugging on the thread of bone tissue,
unraveling my chest one rib at a time,
until everything is exposed.

You noted the suction of a missing object,
a blank space ready for something to be placed.
My name is Icarus, I am made of wax and your hope.

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