Before the lid is sealed
I am permitted by law to deposit some mementos
First I add my hair
Which she used to lovingly stroke
It spills from the edge of the razor then
Settles in disordered clumps within the box
Next, my left hand
The one she most often held
This I remove at the wrist and place upon her breast
The other extremities follow, all of them, for each one
Belonged to her
Several bored attendants
Undertake this grisly operation at my command
After closing the wounds
They place my mangled trunk into a locker
In a few years time
Once everything has grown back
I will emerge and give myself to somebody
New