The worms crawl in, the worms crawl out

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Does anyone ever notice

the smell?

Maybe they really didn't see it

and maybe they really didn't hear the noise when it happened,

but how on earth can you ignore the smell?

Are people really so wrapped up in their own lives

that they don't recognize

the smell

the stench

of rot?

Are they so drunk on their own problems

and high on their own joys

that they don't notice anything else?

Doubt and wrath and sadness and solitude are eating away at my remains,

crawling in and out

of the holes they've made,

and making me want to

flinch at the very sight.

At least I've lost feeling

and everything's numb

but you still can't deny the absolute disgust you feel

when you look down

and see yourself being devoured.

It's enough to send a shiver

down the spine

of anyone,

even one of the dead.

If the sight of decay isn't enough

the smell has to be.

I've lost track of the time I've spent like this

in the darkness

decaying

with nothing but the horrid creepy-crawlies

that nightmares are made of

to keep me company.

At least I'm finally of use to someone,

for it seems

that the animals and insects

have made my corpse

their new home.

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