If

If no bones

broke

If no muscles

cramped

If no tendons

Tore

If no orifices

Clogged

If no surfaces

Gaped

If no veins

Spurted

If no arteries

Burst

If no blood vessels

shrank or swelled

If no passageways were

Obstructed

If no beating

ceased

If no air was

Taken in

If no toxins were

Expelled

If, when bruised,

I smiled

If, when cut,

I laughed

If, when fractured,

I danced

If, when cut

Wide open

Left to bleed

To death

I celebrated

If, then

I would dare

To bare my

Guts

My inner

Most self

Expose myself wholly

To love