Prompt: Metanoia
CW: Gore, Body Horror
“Become a new you,” the advert said
A phrase that got stuck in my head
So I signed up for the course
To learn the trick from the source
I turned up at the community center Tuesday night
Hoping that the changes promised were right
But to my surprise, things took a turn
One that made my stomach churn
The instructor dropped a dead horse on the table
And told us that transformation was a fable
If you want to become a brand new you
Attach fresh parts with nail or screw
She was the expert, or at least I presumed
So I did the thing that she assumed
I grabbed a hoof and started to snip
Attached it to my back with a zip
Every week a new surprise
Another body dropped before our eyes
Across the corpse, our eyes would skim
Before we picked a brand-new limb
After four weeks, I was totally new
I finally made my awaited breakthrough
Fifty limbs and a hundred more futures
All because of a million sutures
Jonathon Greenall is a freelance writer, artist, and tabletop roleplaying game designer who has written for CBR, Polygon, Nintendo Life, Gayley Dreadful, Enbylife, and many other publications. They have also published several popular and highly-praised tabletop roleplaying games including “You Have One Ability….The Ability To Fuck This Up,” “Macarons, Milkshakes, And Magic,” and “Wander Wizards.”
Jonathon has always been fascinated by media, from the big hitters to the small, obscure, and often overlooked titles that linger on the sidelines, capturing both the on and off-camera stories that make these shows so fascinating.
Jonathon is also a major anime fan, having been exposed to the medium through shows like Sailor Moon and Revolutionary Girl Utena. Since then, Jonathon has maintained a passion for anime, watching most new shows each season and hunting down overlooked gems from previous ones.