Sheath
There is no thing
my being
that you can grasp
to grasp
your own ground.
You may move around
your senses like
a hand grasping
the other body through
the cloth.
Yet,
beyond cloth
beyond the body
lies what you may
never grasp
whether
living or dead.
I, a (wo)man, splurge
my inner blood
and mucus onto the
sheath of reality
to show you that
Man bleeds without
being attacked
the body burns
without any fire.
Shunya Ta is a non-binary demi-sexual being who resides in the city of Calcutta on the east coast of India. They spend their time reading, writing, and contemplating about a future world.
