rebuild

you were born
with too much fluid—

let it leak and seep slowly,
soften marrow and swell;
they heal broken and—

leave me no choice, condensing;
you are thickened, viscous mucus,
born with too much—

set quickly and break shattering,
welled up; relief's in the marrow,
let it swell, condensing lungs—

born with tension;
take the bones so they heal—
slowly, like the river grows.