bones are made for holding holes

To answer your question,

No, I am not a skeleton,
as hard as I have tried to be.
It turns out my flesh grows layers around my bones
and yes, I'll let you count them.

No, I do not understand how or why or when
these changes took place
and if the gaps will continue to cover with some
summer skin and stretch and fill and
wrap around the wound
you so insist on

seeing

just for confirmation that it's not truly there,
or maybe just for peace of mind
that comes from knowing
you did not create anything incapable of
covering the hole
you feel as though you yourself created.
and for this you continue to ask

am i still a skeleton?

No.
But I'll allow you to reach through empty spaces
skin and bones and
either only the darkness where the flesh should be
or
the empty space where adjustment could still sneak in and
spread all the way through
all the way up to the "off" button on
your guilt