The Basin (Poetry)

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What I crave from you is plentiful nourishment

My belly emptied of your elements

Swollen with only the bleakest of waters

Current churning with the sound of your laments


The basin's contents have risen to chin level

Where is the presence of your amends?

Was your time with her worth your while?

There is no rescue when this water only ascends


Crusted lips dried of taste

Solemn eyes dimmed of light

My limbs shudder without haste

As my body drifts to the bottom tonight


Your hands cannot find me amidst this current

Because the black has already enveloped my being

You realize that you were too late to salvage it

Unaware that at the bottom I am still breathing

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⏰ Last updated: May 05, 2020 ⏰

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