my hands still shake - last night i dreamed i was swallowing and kept choking

my throat full of water movements and thuds echoed in my chest

someone told me i needed an mri i believed them and found myself naked

paper-thin hospital gown covering laying on a human-sized tray

the machine pulled me in and moaned making a magnetic metallic inferno

stationary tray trembling me imagining every fatal conclusion

results generated line by line in color in real-time my condition

in my chest cavity floating swimming in pristine blue a collection of koi