Inside the Tea Cup
Location
Sitting inside my porcelain tea cup
I open my sewing kit and pull out a needle
In the light, it glimmers
With a loop at the end
Meant to put a string through
And pull me along
Then I lift my arm
And plunge the needle through
And weaving it in and out
And in and out
And in and out
Waiting to feel the pain that never comes
I watch as my arm slowly inches upwards
And joins back the with rest of my body
Then I tie off the threaded path
And flex my fingers
Noticing the individual tingle within each tendon
Now I’m finished fixing my body
Knowing that it will only break again
So I inhale the steaming scent of the tea
And slide downwards in the tea cup
I submerge myself