u/jonah_likes_urmom

unable to evacuate

the woes that bind me to

the namesake storm that is ravaging

the city i built for myself

the land has flooded and

the ocean steals my only grounding

ghosts i left to the sea long ago

grip my ankles and scream

in my ears begging for salvation

i swallow cold water defiled by

salt and despondency

the low tide rubs my back when

she drifts away to her home but

water always pools beneath my feet

again and i am stranded on an island

where my hands both

carry the guilt and inflict the damage

The earth heaved a rattling breath of finality;

Silence set over a cold house like night trailing day.

The reaper devoured the sun in one gluttonous bite,

Spitting out glimpses of your withering warmth

Like sharp seeds hidden in sweet citrus.

Peel my oranges one more time?