Prone on the mortuary slab - naked and sedated Horrified - undergone my sick thanatopraxis Removing viscera - purging fluids I extract Arteries I deplete - cavities filled with formalin
Antemortem disembovelment
Cotton in nostrils and throat - slow suffocation Muscles and fendons I snap to dislocate the stiffened limbs
Antemortem thanatopraxis
Face features molded from wax - grotesque disfigurement Effacing surgical scars - necroplastic surgery
Glued eyelids - hairstyled scalp Tied-shut mouth - face made-up Lavaged and perfumed The corpse is now ready to be inhumed