Splayed arms and legs
punished by the wind,
while angry egrets overhead
with all their buff plumage
wait for weakness
to devour the
near dead.
A few more pills
to quiet the waters,
till I can’t feel
the jab of bills
wading in the blue sky’s edge.
©2024 | K.F. Hartless
Cover Art: Mornings Bath by Sydney Edmunds





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