As well as writing new material for Unit Six, I couldn't help thinking that the Torso poem in Unit One fitted well into Unit Six. In this reprise, I have written it from the child's point of view instead (I initially wrote it from the point of view of Medea/an adult point of view). Here goes...
Hack off my feet. Sever my hands.
Cut off my legs. Chop off my arms.
Slice my head from my shoulders and lay me on the ground.
You want revenge. You want him to hurt.
So stab at my heart; plunge your blade through my chest. Lower me to the ground and stand over what’s left.
Relish my body as it is. Your child’s body. Broken; dismantled. Alone. A torso.
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