no more chemicals…
ooh! a stick!
an essay in the sand!
and! and! and! and?

kelp lice hop among the dis i n te gr a t i ng l et t ers

the sea yawns loudly.
so did my friends.

they went home,
long ago,
with the tide.

they’re in bed.

i tried the same.

i’m tired.
but how
could
i
hope
to follow?
a hatful of hollow is quite a lot of nothing.