Prone on the mortuary slab Naked and sedated Horrified Undergone my sick thanatopraxis Removing viscera Purging fluids I extract Arteries I deplete Cavities filled with formalin Antemortem disembowelment Cotton in nostrils and throat Slow suffocation Muscles and fendons I snap To dislocate the stiffened limbs Antemortem thanatopraxis Face features molded from wax Grotesque disfigurement Effacing surgical scars Necroplastic surgery Glued eyelids Hairstyled scalp Tied-shut mouth Face made-up Lavaged and perfumed The corpse is now ready to be inhumed Antemortem thanatopraxis