aquarium
SHE’S WATCHING ME THROUGH THE GLASS THE WATER LIGHTS UP HER FACE LIKE AURORA I WAVE AT HER BUT HER EYES GO THROUGH ME I FLIP OVER I DRIFT FROM HER BUT I COME BACK THE CURRENT SNICKERS AGAINST MY SIDE HER EYES HAVEN’T MOVED I’M STARTING TO WONDER IF SHE RECOGNIZES ME HER FIRSTBORN LOOK WHAT A PERFECT PRISONER I AM ALL FOR YOU THE EYES OF APPRAISAL ALL DAY FOR YOUR NAME SO WHERE IS YOUR PRIDE WHERE ARE YOU BEHIND THOSE EYES PLEASE LOOK AT ME MADE IN YOUR IMAGE SHE LOOKS PAST ME MY GILLS MY DORSAL FIN MY WHITE BELLY AND SOMETHING BETWEEN A MEMORY AND PSYCHOSIS FLASHES ACROSS HER FACE AND SHE’S TURNING AWAY AND I’M HERE AND I AM HERE
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Very powerful metaphor!
I love this so much the capitalization does something magical
“she looks past me my gills” whoooosh !! obsessd w the images in this one
flipping, drifting, the white belly, my gills, my dorsal – love this!