imagine the deep

#imagine the deep

 imagine I dive naked into the murky depths   

 where angler-fish ply their trade  

   

 forests of kelp sway on invisible  

 nautical winds like juniper trees.  

   

 imagine I unhinge my jaw   

 and draw in the river from the river   

 

 taste the saltmud filling my lungs–  

 bloated, chalky, never meant for seafaring.  

   

 imagine I sing Buddhist prayers   

 under my breath, ugly and glottal

   

 the space between 'I' and 'it' held   

 beneath my tongue, an aphrodisiac.   

   

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