BURN (Wattys2015?)

octopus

this octopus has nine arms

whyohwhyohwhy does it have to be nine

i hate nine, it's an awful number

the slimy tentacles are dripping blood

they reach out for my

find their way around my neck

ican'tbreathe

they're choking me to death

i knew i shouldn't have swam this deep

i knew i shouldn't have ventured this far

into the dark ocean

i've been drowning for so long

i've been s

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so deep i don't even remember which was is the surface

i always thought the water pressure would crush me

but no, instead i'm going to be choked

by an octopus