Sunday, February 28, 2010

Poem: Ex Lap

An ex lap or exploratory laparotomy involves a surgeon opening up the abdomen to investigate for potential problems. It often involves "running the bowel" - following the length of the intestines to make sure they are intact.
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Ex Lap

I stop threading the bowel through the eye of my fingers
when I see two veins tracing your initials.
Why I left you, I can't say
but I nearly bend over
like a crane
to kiss
your name.

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