Black Swan
Take away the salt
just to throw it into the ocean
There’s the sparkle
right near the shore
Let it breathe you in
and spit you out
Cry.
Darling child it’s over now
Hold the sand and crack the shell
Cough up the dark ink
and let it suffocate the ocean’s pleas
Drown in the flood
as the world seeps into your skin
and let it be known this is you
not them.
Regurgitate your many eyes
and many chords
to become Argus omniscient
The many cuts on your faces
turn the diamond blue
What have you done?
To kill such a creature,
blackened and alluring?
Get me out of here.
Run
Quickly
before the echoes
deafen your ears
The water is stuck between your fingers
as you scream until the mirrors cry aloud
nothing is alive
no one is here to save you
Cry.
Darling child it’s over now
Hold the sand and crack the shell
Cough up the dark ink
and let it suffocate the ocean’s pleas
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Abstract philosophical exploration of identity and transformation with personal anguish underlying.
Dense layering of surreal images and existential concepts compressed into short lines.
Overwhelmingly dark: drowning, suffocation, death, isolation, despair dominate throughout.
Explosive imperative commands, fragmented syntax, visceral verbs create relentless kinetic force.
Approximately 32 lines; falls within 31-60 range.
Rich metaphorical ocean imagery, Argus mythological reference, personification of water and mirrors.
Primarily lyric internal voice with direct address ('Darling child') creating slight dramatic distance.
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