Caravels Bone Voyage
it crawls through the cracks and it seeps in between
it sows itself up and it roots itself deep
gnaws at you incessantly
binds with you, becomes your belief
an echo that’s cursed to repeat
an echo that’s cursed to repeat
you try, but you can’t create
when you speak you reverberate
remarkably you even ache
with a sense of symmetry
quietly you seethe, you boil, blister
quietly you sway, spill over the lip
how quickly you cave in to the weight
how a little sand and dirt can fill the cracks
of the walls of the letters of your name
quietly you seethe, you boil, blister
quietly you sway, spill over the lip
you flare up, you grit your teeth you ball your fists
your blind rage, it comes to you at night in fits
you swing your arms, curse the day you were born
you drip with venom, but your words are well-worn
you throw yourself into your cause, so much that it
strips you bare
you strike the earth with all your force, yet you leave
no mark
you throw yourself into your cause, so much that it
strips you bare
you strike the earth with all your force, so it strikes
you back
i’ll commit you to the depths of memory
i’ll remember you if you’ll remember me
i’ll store you safe, lock you away, and swallow the key
i’ll remember you if you’ll remember me
