fragment

stars explode
behind growling masses.
sheds of desperation
form a harsh exterior.

bloodshot eyes search
the west horizon
frantically
for traces of an
unfamiliar sunset.

warped planks creak
beneath your weighted feet.
rocking on
unstable waves.

the moon melts in your palm.
silvery tears escape from
between your fingers and
pale your skin.

tinted monsters scrape
the side of your vessel.
threatening murmurs
collide against you,
enrapture you
with tantalizing whispers
of relief.

salty winds tangle
your hair.
gravity clings to the corners of
your mouth.

tragic facade drips down your cheeks
in tributaries of black.
tapering
staining.

metallic screams escape and
diffuse
above your swallowed body.
rupture at the surface.
silence.

ship splinters
burrow into your skin.
infecting.