Conjugated Words

[Daniel-book]

Pray do tell,
Will a doctor not bisect your body, right in the middle?
Will he not do a surgical operation on your body,
As if it is donated for medical research,
Using his sharp syringe, will he not inject you,
Will he not cut you open and pierce you?
Will he not treat you as a patient in need of treatment?

Pray do tell,
Will a soldier not hurl bullets into your belly?
Will he not put his gun into proper use?
Will he not cock you?
Will he not pull the trigger and shoot?
Will he not radar-trace you and finish you?
Will he not behave as if he is in the battle field?

Pray do tell,
Will a teacher not bend you and cane your buttocks?
When you talk in tongues,
Will he not teach you how to talk proper grammar?
Will he not open your answer sheet and mark you?
Giving you a cross here and a tick there?
Will he not treat you as a student in need of education?

Pray do tell,
Will a farmer not clear your bushes?
Will he not dig you?
Will he not plant his seeds inside you?
Weed you and prune you?
Will he not water you when you are dry?
Will he not spray you when you get infected with pests and diseases?
When you are ripe, will he not harvest you and eat you?
Will he not treat you as a farm?

Then why do you get surprised when a writer treats you as a writing pad,
Why do you bulge your eyes and open your mouth in awe,
When he let his pen bleeds on you,
The ink dripping and soaking your tissues?
Why do you act surprised?
When his ink conjugates coherent words on your belly,
Words that can develop limbs and a heart,
Words that come alive?

[kingsolomon1]

Epic and tragic

[Abigail R]

I really enjoyed this poem, thank you.

"Words that can develop limbs and a heart,
Words that come alive?"

A great line that I often feels so true to me.

[Daniel-book]

Thank you for your responses.

[palilogy]

The you in the poem comes across as to repetitive and harsh I would consider softening or omitting a few.