Cauldron Anthology Issue 3: Year 1 Collection Cauldron Anthology Year One Issue FINAL 1.17.18 | Page 52

Handle Me with Care Elisabeth Horan I am giving in Here are the monsters in the bushes Here are the murderers in the closet I fall at your feet - I wash your soles I trust that you are my god Who protects my heart who shields my eyes from the most gruesome happenings at dawn. When you find my body parts put them in this bag - Label it: Liz’s legs and female eggs; savory meat, pickled brains Don’t let them steal it from you whatever you do Don’t let them eat of my Corpse - they had their fill when I was alive, and I gift to you what’s left. I know you will embalm with care these silver tusks these ribs and femurs Run lanolin gently into my skin keep out rot and make water tight - Be my anchor, be my captain - I’ve no pretense of self preservation I can’t even swim. Here are my demons