being underwater was much like the womb—the same muffled sounds and cradling fluid as in utero. the panic slipped away as he did, giving way to the peaceful darkness.
the boy belongs to the sea.
he did not know lucette's foolish bravery, nor mireille's herculean efforts to save them both.
the boy belongs to the spirits.
the boy was a slack, sodden mass of flesh and bone as they reached the shore, seawater pooled in his lungs and belly. the barest slit of green shone past heavy eyelids.
brain waves & synapses flashed, sending lightning dancing in his dying dreams.
his heart still beat, though without intervention—it would fail, too.
the boy belongs to the sea.
he did not know lucette's foolish bravery, nor mireille's herculean efforts to save them both.
the boy belongs to the spirits.
the boy was a slack, sodden mass of flesh and bone as they reached the shore, seawater pooled in his lungs and belly. the barest slit of green shone past heavy eyelids.
brain waves & synapses flashed, sending lightning dancing in his dying dreams.
his heart still beat, though without intervention—it would fail, too.
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RE: agwe - by Lafayette - June 29, 2024, 11:16 AM