Poetry in the case of an unattended death

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TAugust Wiegman S 111111111111 in the case of an unattended death from Aftermath: Specialists in Trauma Cleaning & Biohazard Removal Stage One: Autolysis aka self digestion Immediately after death, the body ceases breathing, becomes an autocannibal— cells rupturing and eating themselves from the inside and outwards. A shine may be present, the glistening of broken blisters on loose skin Stage Two: Bloat aka gas production Skin discolored, insects swarming, immense gain in size— Resulting bacteria, infestation, and mold may cause serious damage to a building’s structure as putrefaction leaks from every pore, every fissure, every blister Stage Three: Active Decay aka liquidization No one will ever find you. You hate this, don’t you? Your nails have left you, your teeth have fallen to the back of your throat Skin, no longer your skin, no longer skin— Eyes and mouth leaking putrid death You wish to escape, anyone would, and yet— Stage Four: Skeletonization aka your fate The skeleton’s decomposition rate is based on the loss of collagen and inorganic components, and so there is no set time frame in which skeletonization occurs. 111111111111111111111