swallow the sea

forget the sky
you're on the side
of the ocean

pick up a shell
and hear the sighs [[ and "size" ]]
of the ocean

your lungs are full
of the surprise
of the ocean [[ gasping? or drowning? ]]

you're on the
far other side
of the ocean

you're on the
soft underside
of the ocean

from here the
sky is the size
of the ocean [[ here's the actual size, not sighs this time -- or maybe it is? ]]

[[ semi-silly semi-absurd series of stanzas that all mean something different but all end with "of the ocean". I think someone has drowned. ]]