literature

it only lasts a little while

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at the bottom
there is
love
little hands
dissolving themselves

in the desperate
sunlight & waves
cut by ships
and continents

open
suspended
trembling as the water
passes through

hollow bodies restless
& agile
waiting for the sun
For Valentine's Day. Wee little phytoplankton lovers. :heart: Something sweet.

I'm a little unsure of the stanzas. They don't break up the poem as I wish--I mean, I could add comas to indicate breaks (i.e. after "love" in the first stanza) but I don't know...
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SilverInkblot's avatar
Hi there! I've used the title of this piece in a poem for my Found Poetry Project Heart