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we all jumped out of our skins and into the sea

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i jumped and i fell and i expected there to be something at the bottom to catch me,
cradle me like an infant's bones
but there was nothing.

only the cold ocean floor which
caved under the stress:
I am unfit even for these warmthless arms.


kelp rejects me,
plankton, bass;
i slide through tendrils of octopus without pause
the salt water will not buoy my limbs,
my whole.

I cannot breathe:
I am alive but depraved:
swimming does not come naturally
to sinners.

forget what they said about witches.
a collaboration with :iconhersoftestsoul:
she of the italics.

this is the first collaboration i've ever done.
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sense-and-stupidity's avatar
beautiful. wondeful job to both of you. :)