Giraffe
R. Yurman

Polyp

He tries to cough it up
and can't
this stuck bit
not shell or fish bone
in the tight
passage of his throat

Before, each part
moved smoothly or rested
unnoticed unfelt
now, he tries to swallow it
this caught chip
his own flesh
it sticks in his throat

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