i plunge,
(half worn)
into seas of
violent mania;
swarmed by shoals of
ravenous mockery,
thrashing on your tongue --
flee
should karma
set its teeth upon you:
or your bones'll
rot shipwrecked
& in manic glee i'll
applaud as tempestuous swell
overwhelms
(your)
skin.
YOU ARE READING
EARTHFLOW
Poetryboyhood, withering beneath a wild sky (#37 in poetry 12/11/17) © vangohs, 2017