SUBMERSED*
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submersed
under cerulean layers of sleep
I drift, like plankton, unanchored…
GloFish, protists,
underwater atolls,
sea dragons, shipwrecks
moving with the undercurrent
of water drenched in sapphire moonlight
far above the waves,
a single fixed eye, unblinking,
whirls with the horizon’s arc
a glimmer, an omen, or a target glimpsed
disappeared in a moment~
and the undulating, briny sea,
the murkiness of an unfamiliar shore,
and
the beautiful luster of a sleep-darkened sky.
The city of the cell within me buzzes as I sleep.
The vacuole that surrounds it keeps it safe inside of me.
And though today I eat you, by tomorrow you'll be free.
-But until then, won't you keep me company?
I don't intend to harm you, though I bet you do taste nice.
I swear by good intentions, but sometimes I don't think twice...
Some think that we dear protists have hearts made of just ice-
-But boy do I love to give some good advice!
My days as a protist must be coming to an end.
Sometimes I engulf you just to feel something again.
You don't know what it's like to have to eat all of your friends.
-I haven't talked to anyone since -I don't know when!
I don't eat to entertain
No two protists are the same
I just want to know your name
I don't mean to cause you pain
I'm just a little lonely...
...and you're the only thing I can engulf. <3