ocean is flush ocean is soundless

water is mute water is dry

horizon resting sun not shining

the shark waits in the dusk

tide is plodding the tide is torpid

swells are concrete swells are deep

over my head see over my head

the shark lingers one-act playing

sky hangs there sky pleads here

navy paint d(r)ied blue blood treacle

ladders sunk to lost-ness clear

the shark waited and then ate it

wade not in and want not now

unseen anchors hold my feet

invisible shackles tickle my ankles

feathery fetters lullaby my bones

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