Ichor Lyrics

General Surgery Ichor

On stainless steel in cold storage, bloated remains await the blade
The unavoidable path to unbearable stench contributes with acid and gas
Lower abdomen turns nicely green as bacteria thrives in the cecum
Bluish, blistered and swollen
It’s time for the vibrating saw

Cutting…
Cutting through the carcass
Carvings…
Carvings in sarcous ichor

Cutting skin, saw through the bone and remove the skullcap
A transverse incision through the brainstem, the brain is fixed in formalin
“Y” incision at the sternum cutting through the abdominal wall
The ribs are now sawn off exposing the internal putrefaction

Cutting…
Cutting through the carcass
Carvings…
Carvings in sarcous ichor

Maturated, defunct corporeal property
Demised in improper analysis

Cutting…
Cutting through the carcass
Carvings…
Carvings in sarcous ichor

Eviscerated, disemboweled
Organs disposed in disarray
Squirming mass, scrambled (and) disarranged
In a perfect mess

The collected organs
Disorganized
Cut up in sections
With the help of fellow surgeons

Despoiled remains, corrupted cadaver
Degraded with formalin abuse
Rest in putrefaction, rot in pieces
Final rest in the mortuary drain