Sting me if you must.
Bite me if you choose.
Ensnare my stomach
and tangle my intestines
if you please.
Punch me in the face,
it’d be easier.
Kick me in the guts,
it’d be faster.
Do anything.
Anything is preferable
to the slow, searing,
blood curdling method
of torture you’ve
selected.
Murder me
if you will,
but leave my pride
in tact.
