I wept for you, as I watched you stripped of dignity
Your flesh was ripped off to reveal a lush, beating heart
I witnessed their hands go deep in your chest and heard them remove it
Ritualistically they stomped the ground and beat their chests, they danced with your heart in their hands
Lapping at the blood and hoping to become virile, their eyes were bright in anticipation
Your cries were muddled by their whooping, your hands were rapid and pleading for an answer
In a brief moment of stillness, one looked at you in satisfaction and another took notice of his gaze
At one moment, they were on you, limbs flying and bodies angry in movement
The circle became loud and screamed obscenities in your direction, the bodies on you remained
I watched the frenzy take you over and they filled the cavity in your chest with the earth you laid on
My frame shook from the hands I held and we searched each other for an answer
The noise grew heavy as the mass disbanded, the two stayed to stand over you as they beamed in delight
You asked for water and they told you to eat dirt, one took your arm and drug you out of the center
My hands and the ones around mine tightened, tears were now falling and confusion remanined
Suddenly a moment of stark silence fell over the crowd and they paused to bow their heads
The grips arond mine loosened and sighs of relief made known, I freed a hand to wipe my face clean
My other hand was torn away from our embrace as they pulled me into the center
They tore my garments from my body and hurled them in delight, it was treated as a scarcity
The remaining wept for me as they watched me stripped of dignity
