Pieces

Two hefty hens,

hand-in-hand,

matching halves

of a heart: They

harden and congeal

into one timeless 

piece of art.

Boundaries

Boundaries

sucking Sangria under

her brown brim straw

hat—she

surveys the

sky, the

salt, the

slithering

snakes, the

sassy seagulls

that saunter upon

the Sea's scenery--Her

sphere.

she observes

the slimy sun-

kissed king: strolling,

strutting into her

Mother--the

Sea.

he

sees her

shining

sapphires. he

desires Her

deep

diamonds, Her

brilliant bijous.

the sly

slime

strokes and

strikes the

sultry Sea—

yet, She

sinks and

stashes Her

sacred

gems. he

tries to

smooth-talk the

sweet Sea’s

soft sails. he

tries to

suffocate Her

swirls, Her

swells. he

digs

deep---prodding,

stirring Her

surfs.

She sees

his

motive, his

silver-

tongued

talk.

She shoves,

pushes his

plump pink

lips out

of Her

face. She

forces

him out of

Her blue

Being.

the brown brim

straw hat daughter

deepens her

loathing for

such sneaky

slimy

seaweed. shouting

"solidarity!" she

seeks her

SeaMother.

she

walks---wobbily

toward the

deep shrieking

Sea. she sees

Her roaring, Her

writhing cries. the

Sea summons

Her dutiful

daughter and

wraps Her

wiggling, white

worms around

her waist. They

embrace.