salt
behometh and leviathan
have peopled the ocean
near the shore - i ran
until feet flung blood
a tendency towards cannibalism
did not reject a love for
precious stones and pearls,
or an appetite for
detatched family members.
How To Appear Civil on the Docks:
use spaghetti as seafood;
milk crates as crab cages;
do not eat your father's eye.
a tendency towards cannibalism
never alludes to
monstrous specimens of
countless votive offerings...
fatal varieties of somnabulist brethren:
a well-tempered cousin;
seclusion and security in a son;
safe shelter for a mother.
None of these can protect against
a curse that dissolves
promises into parasites -
my own flesh
is lean and unpalatable.
posted by judy j @ 8:37 AM
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