Thomas W Case

I Just Want to Swim

She had that
octopus smile,
always reaching for
something.
I was her small
fish; her handmaid.
I lived in her nebulous
world for far too long.
Inky confusion...

There\'s a reason for
your treason, said the
old man to the shark,
but Hem forgot, a beast
is a beast, they do
beastly things.
We all have to eat.

I\'m done being the
meal.
It\'s your Ocean,
I\'m just trying to
swim in it.

You\'re an oyster,
and I want your
pearl,
but I won\'t drown
for it.