Inconvenient
Asynchronous
imperfection
The parts that stick out
get caught in closing doors
the parts that provide access
to elsewares can end it all
bits grow and need to be kept tidy
the lining stretches and the working
pistons wear when not used or ache
as they pump and drive
shining glowing skin
Hide the flaws and paint lines
emphasis fools
defines beauty
selective beauty or dangerous crossings
parts that offend or disgust
are the key to any future
the parts we present we do not cover
but we judge one another on symmetry
on the ratio of protrusions and cavities
on the colour of our views
on the way we perambulate
if we wobble or slide
if we look different
when we perish
we strip back the covers
and our resisting frames settle under it all
turn to stone or ashes
we no longer move
insignificant
arranged cultivated
archived or forgotten