sucked dry

pilchbo poetry 2023/04/26 1 Minute

Intracoastal Waterway, Bogue Sound, NC. November 2016.

Did I say,
"nailed by meaning?"

Sometimes 
your lines suck
my lungs dry,
replacing my
oxygen with
amniotic,
fluidic meaning,
sustaining me
more than I
knew I needed.

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Published 2023/04/26

4 thoughts on “sucked dry”

Bridgette says:

2023/05/02 at 1:34 pm

Wow. I really love this.

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1. pilchbo says:
  
  2023/05/02 at 4:24 pm
  
  A great big thank you!
  
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  1. Bridgette says:
    
    2023/05/02 at 5:50 pm
    
    You are so welcome!
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