Antemortem Thanatopraxis

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 disembovelment Cotton in nostrils and throat - slow suffocation Muscles and fendons I snap to dislocate the stiffened limbs Antemortem disembovelment 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 disembowelment