UnOrigami

She stretched,

r e a c h i n g

to claw one hand
over her right shoulder,
to try to rub out the
knot
that had tightened
between
her neck and
shoulder blade.
No matter how she tried
to flex
or press
or touch that

spot,

she couldn’t

r e a c h

it well enough
to ease the tension.
Everything felt like
there had been a windup key
punched
into her back,
right there,
and someone was
twisting it,
jerking the gear

>notch
>   by
>     notch,

the spring coiling tighter
and tighter.

At some point,
it would

pop,

and the thrumming of her insides,
thousands of pounds of pressure
humming and singing,
would spray
outward,
an explosion of
muscle and bone

un-
-folding

like an origami creation

,esrever ni

until she was
a flat piece of flesh,
thin as paper,
unrecognizable,
white on one side,
red on the other.

About Catastrophe Jones

Wretched word-goblin with enough interests that they're not particularly awesome at any of them. Terrible self-esteem and yet prone to hilarious bouts of hubris. Full of the worst flavors of self-awareness. Owns far too many craft supplies. Will sing to you at the slightest provocation.
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