Shades of gangrenous grey
Starts at the toes
Wounds that do not heal

Slowly it grows
Plastic bag
Draped over the limbs

Hiding the stench
Geriatric masochism
Engorged with fluid

Bag suffocated
Waterlogged, blackened feet
Toes obliterated

Resembling legs
Washed up on the shore
Hidden from the world

Geriatric masochism
Desperation evident
Amputation eminent

They perform the operation
There cutting of the feet
Amateur amputation

They burn the stubs of meat
Unable to hide
The horror is now discovered

Order the task
Of truncation
Unable to hide

The body is now dismembered
Order the task
Of truncation