by muscular system of the upper limb and its function—
Molly Gaudry

we take me apart—

             by arm and hand in movement—moveable we were children flexion
             temporarily extension sent them screaming smashed posed shot no never
             our mothers were right adduction this is what we abduction have come to
             before wedding vows cast upon your left moveable arm my ring upon he’ll
             never flexion love me damaged extension goods barbaric adduction he
             would have abduction wanted moveable emergency cord “You’re my
             flexion angel” when Grandpa extension died she sold her adduction house
             three glasses of wine snow abduction swirling slick “Do you want to see
             Grandpa?” moveable “Yes” flexion “Merry Christmas” extension “Merry
             Christmas” adduction “I love you” abduction “I love you too” moveable
             “Thank you for taking me to see him” flexion “No problem” extension
             “Grandpa’s dead. We have to go” adduction she locked the abduction
             door looked so moveable small “You’re my angel” flexion “They look like
             soldiers” extension bushes adduction hedges abduction trees like
             moveable battalions as if flexion sentinels who will extension watch over
             us adduction wreck abduction hate moveable love “You’re my angel”
             California after Grandpa flexion as if extension lightning adduction James
             and abduction Lucille I moveable miss you I flexion love you my
             extension sentinels my adduction angels I’m abduction coming as far from
             Ohio moveable as unhealed flexion broken ripped extension failure
             adduction parties abduction dance drink moveable dance “How are you?”
             flexion “My grandfather just died” extension “I’m sorry” adduction
             “Thank you” abduction “You’re welcome” moveable “Okay” flexion
             “Want to go somewhere?” extension “Where?” adduction “Anywhere”
             abduction “Okay” we moveable go you lead I flexion follow you are my
             extension hand I hand you my adduction hand you are my arm you are my
             abduction lead and I will follow “Happy New Year” I forgive you
             moveable knocked on my flexion door extension fuck California come
             snow adduction shatters reconstructive abduction over I’m done nobody
             knows how to moveable make me flexion “Do you take me to be your
             lawfully wedded husband?” I’m nineteen “I extension do” I give you my
             adduction hand and we abduction marry we are moveable married and you
             flexion lead me from the extension altar by my arm you broken-armed me
             broken-handed we sentinels we angels and why adduction not because
             without you I don’t abduction know I just don’t know—

we take me apart—