Inside the Colon (A Tourist Guide)

to get there

you must first crawl

through the dark places

where the polyps grow

like mushrooms

on pink walls

sweet and swollen

 

if you've timed

your excursion carefully

then be rewarded

by the flash

of the ginza knife

as the sushi chef slices 

through the tumor 

to reveal that famous 

yellow-green discharge

 

but do please 

be careful

at low tide 

not to step

into the sulfur pools

where the pinworms writhe

(I’m told they can digest a man’s foot in minutes)

 

and by all means

give wide berth to the 

gas pillow

its soft volume 

so tempting

you must resist

with all your willpower

the urge to push 

at that thin membrane

 

 

Reviews

[Penlady]

...that gas pillow reminds me of the foolishness of doctors when they yell at the mom, don't push....well geesh doc you're yelling at the wrong person....the baby is crowning...roll those sleeves up and get ready to catch!

[SkinlessFrank]

i must admit, i hadn't thought of that...but yes, it works too!

[. serah .]

-- from science to scatology to humour to poetry, this is definitely a world tour... lol... :p -- astounding work...! -- this is possibly a genre you own all on your own...

[Robin]

You definitely take us places ... what's showing next week on the Metaphor Channel ?

[sienikeha]

ha! wow, that's hot.

[Mockingbird]

a wry and interesting piece. you really know your stuff. excellent imagery.

[John Jackson (El Juero)]

Gonna make an appointment in the morning...

[Audrey Howitt]

Love you work and loved this one---missed your style my friend!

[Jasmine]

dis-gus-TING! ...-ly brilliantly horribly captivating... I almost didn't want to read it, but couldn't stop myself.
You are king of the grotesque.

[asdarkeyesclose]

'where the pinworms writhe
(I’m told they can digest a man’s foot in minutes)'

this is where it gets scary on this strange journey! i liked the original angle here, a huge melting pot and you just don't know whats going to be inside! so very unpleasant!

[WhiteWillow]

No need for a brochure packed with pictures.

Any plans for subsequent GI tract expeditions? Sign me up!