the looming lighthouse
holds him hostage
he, the keeper
by daytime
he studies
a tree's worth of sheets
compiled over his desk
he polishes porcelain cups
waters his
venus fly traps
jaws agape in a silent scream
toothpick teeth
over rash red mouths
in the night
he leans over the balcony
something
waits for him at the bottom
over the clashing waves it
calls to him in his
deceased mother's voice
telling him to jump
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narcotic
Poetrynar·cot·ic /närˈkädik/ adjective 1. relating to or denoting narcotics or their effects or use 2. things that makes us want to never wake up
