Articulation

I don't have the right words for
the ways that it rotates
the twist and slip of the
bone against the soft part

I don't know what it feels like when it's
torn from its socket
screaming bloody murder
before the murder's even done

not sure how many
joints there are within this
tendons strapped to polished plaque
muscle sinew tightly wound
cased in flesh and skin and fat

bend it backwards
the jagged bone punctures
the nerves wail

half of it goes numb and the other half is ringing
klaxon blaring
demons singing

I've never felt a pain like that
but know what it means to fear it
nothing could be a crueler fate
with no one left to hear it