flayed

Shred my skin into little filaments
strings, left to hang
while vultures pick at them,
watch it.
Smoke me till
I breathe no more
but still
there is
something
that can't be taken.
Essence,
spirit,
light,
soul
all are mine.
I've been flayed before
skin will grow back.
I will breathe again,
I will take flight.