I Swear

I want a

Ezekiel

Heart transplant

Please

Take this

Hard stone from my

Rib cage chest

And slap in something

Fleshy

And soft

And kind

And warm

Sew me up with a

Golden floss and

Send me out

Into the world

Where I can

Do wonderful things

Splendid things

And let me fall

In love with you

I’ll take your spirit

I’ll listen to your words

I want to be fully alive now

My vapid muscle will be replaced

Any minute now,

I can feel it coming

Let me beat

Strong and hard for you

My flat-lining life

Is over with the

Slice of your

Scalpel

I want to

Leave the womb

Just one more

Time

But this time

No man in white

Will be slapping my ass

This time

It is up

To me

And I want it

I want this life

Now

You’ll see,

I won’t let you down

I swear