the (im)perfect anatomy

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i have trained this body
to be detached from its heart.
the brain is the master.
the lungs are the sailors.
the eyes, the navigators.
it's an anatomy that
keeps the body afloat,
but for how much longer?

- the (im)perfect anatomy

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