(based on a dream recounted by @juicymorsel. Apologies for the ending.)
at night
i close
my eyes
and see
the sea
inside me
i hear
it call
my name
asking me
to dive
to follow
but i
hold fast
it is
a long
way down
from here
just imagining
the drop
when gravity
hastens me
to her
terrifies me
and when
i think
i just
might jump
i hear
a voice
a name
i heard
years ago
when i
was nine
not mine
'the bells
they ring
for annie.'
i don't
know what
it means
and suddenly
my ears
are ringing
is it
school bells
church bells
it could
be christmas
it could
be sunday
for all
i know
one moment
of grace
the sea
in me
claims as
her own
just before
i am
revived, restored
to the
waking world.
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