O sea, swallow me

O sea, swallow me.

swallow me whole, all skin and bones.

swallow my soul, don't crush, don't chew, don't break it apart, just keep it whole.

punch in the guts of misery 

punch once

punch twice 

rid of it inside the dissolving sand castle —

my dissolving home.

can't see a thing, all this salt in my eyes

is it you or all mine?

come, swallow me like the night pills that make you dream.

i'm an hourglass waiting to be shattered

there's sand in me, falling, but going nowhere.

oh sea, break my glass bubble 

free the brittle me, wash me away ashore.

my heart's a maelstrom 

here, take it where it belongs.

sea, swallow me

like many a pirate, island and empire and madman

swallow me as i swallow you

i'm bitten, part eaten, all nails & teeth

O sea! swallow me!

swallow me and make me whole….