Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Central Heating

housed in my cellar submarine

oil-breathing pink-&-purple jellies

balloon & deflate in freshly delivered

fuel — oil mists, a spark flares

red-tinged explosions at every grate —

trapped in their dark fragrant vehicle

the jellies fail to acknowledge human

fate, all the better to genuflect & swan

plie, arabesque, when jellies copulate

tentacles entwine, male mouths spray

females inhale, half-digested sperm

swarm over eggs, replication ensues

no wonder the room grows warm


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