novembre

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carapace tremor

take off the burned carapace and leave it there, on the bruised parquet. next to the tiny sleeping dog with bulbs for eyes that shakes, and when it shakes it scares me. it is always shaking, even when asleep, but it is worse when awake and staring at me. there's no meat on that dog. i can't see why anyone would love it, because its body is so vulnerable. take a look at the carapace.

car�a�pace P Pronunciation Key (kr-ps)
n.
Zoology. A hard bony or chitinous outer covering, such as the fused dorsal plates of a turtle or the portion of the exoskeleton covering the head and thorax of a crustacean.
A protective, shell-like covering likened to that of a turtle or crustacean: �He used to worry that Sarah would age the same way, develop the same brittle carapace� (Anne Tyler).

take a good look at that carapace. rub your fingertips into your forearms; feel the tendons underneath.

2:52 am - 07.02.06

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