i think of the lips i’ve kissed

i crave the foam of waves that crash against my ankles wiping off the blood that pools in skin hollows from restless clawing

bring me the ocean for i am stranded in a sea of green and every utterance is waterlogged and festering

time is a concept that weighs heavily on my mind as everything around me decays visibly soggy and weary bending sloshing i feel scabs forming but my skin isn’t thick enough to last another month

futile sunsets, a puddle leaking yellow across the pavement