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WATERSPOUT

WATERSPOUT

pain exceeds
words
submerged
unheard
tablet on tip
of tongue
flotation vice
not a one
gasping for banks
sank...sank
anchored in angst
sink...sink
into the drink
writhe
twist
vortex
abyss
hyperventilate
crushing
weight
fall...fall
clutch
crawl
needles
and pins
spin...spin
against the rip
swim...swim
tsunami
deep...deep
sea
down...down
into the
drown
bottom of
stream
trampoline
up...up
bouyancy
shot
out
of a
waterspout
silent
drift
winds
shift
exhale
breathe
fluidity

POEMS by cindy lee loucks

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