encased, sparkling
a dangerous edge to a sweetly dripping bicuspid
enclose defensive venom
just in case they try to
strike out
we all tiptoe with hidden knives
we are adults and yet
the tender fruit inside our sacks of muscle and bone
belies the toughness of the skin
tears gather knotted in my throat
the desire and knowledge of infinite love so tangible
imminent and untouchable
gently waving, the woven net of glistening intelligence
whisper the leaves, broken toys, bits of dirt, shell, bark
and plastic
my body dances
as viscous as an octopus
elegant, intelligent
darkly glistening
my heart pulses as my tentacles grasp and massage
my own frozen heart in the deep
the solitude of the ocean floor weighs heavily
a blanket drowning my already heavy feet
and yet
I lift my many arms and raise them towards a light I have never seen
with my own eyes
will you speak to me without a glass encasing you
like a rare cheese or an exotic orchid?
how can you calculate the distance between two hearts?
so many light years weigh us both downward
below earth, below sea level
we prod, we are tentative
do I know you at all?
adamevenevenadam 