copyright APR 2008
Wordcount: 138
I may rework this, but the theme keeps, well, swimming through my mind.
Squid Dreams
I dream of squid
red-eyed and whirling, glowing, pulsing, unpredictable
I read once that they had three hearts,
and I wonder
how much heartache
three hearts could contain.
i read once that they had three hearts,
and I wonder
how much joy
three hearts in one being could unleash on the world.
how much heartache
three hearts could contain.
i read once that they had three hearts,
and I wonder
how much joy
three hearts in one being could unleash on the world.
Ebbing,flowing, teasing,
swimming in the depths
Defiant phosphorescence
flickers of rippled flame..taunting... from the shadows
I dream of tentacles leaping from the obscure darkness,
wrapping themselves around my head
pulling me in
I wait for the pain of the crushing beak
--the ripping, the tearing, the end...
Startled into his tiny arms around my face,
elbows at my ears,
hands behind my head,
little breaths on my neck,
my face pressed close to the beat of his heart.
Innocent child with far better dreams.
flickers of rippled flame..taunting... from the shadows
I dream of tentacles leaping from the obscure darkness,
wrapping themselves around my head
pulling me in
I wait for the pain of the crushing beak
--the ripping, the tearing, the end...
Startled into his tiny arms around my face,
elbows at my ears,
hands behind my head,
little breaths on my neck,
my face pressed close to the beat of his heart.
Innocent child with far better dreams.
2 comments:
Love this. Your nightmare, your child provided the fodder for it.
this is very beautiful....
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