I walked in the shallows
bare feet in the mush
snakes bite my ankles
stop stop
don’t stop
go
dark air
dark musk
it’s musty and damp
Pray for me
I said it to begin with
bury my face in my hands and cry
god I’m relentless
when the sun sets
and I still cry
blood wrenching screams
teeth gnaw pillows
force to break bed posts
insensitive cures