Mummified

He wrote for 70 days
before he got started
a single love note
within each single strip
 
Obsessed with the process
inoculation for preservation
of my hollowed body
with white linen
 
My tortured love
gently handles me
with black gloves
and quiet care
 
His mummified bride
leaving my heart inside
because it's aorta pipes once
played music to the tone of an organ
 
So wherever I go
I'll be a big fabric star
spilling into the afterlife
with trails of cloth for him to follow
 
Over 100 yards of  
meticulous wrapping
especially over my heart
where it's slightly tighter, overlapping  
 
Nourishment for my dry heart
not one single crevice
is shown of my natron skin
each strap smoothed over
 
And sealed with a  
single electric kiss
and I swear  
my dead heart  
 
almost skipped a beat