great white shark

mercury

creeping on the sea

how she wails

flails her arms and weeps

accumulation of debris

lips apart

flapping as a lark

for in the dark there is release

every familiarity scarce as the great white shark

oh

to build

walls with golden gills

spike in hand

high above the sand

to kill the sanctuary

every mile that is owned

only stands still by the grace of the stone

every familiarity scares as the great white shark

look

daughter and owl

listen to her howl

i howled when you were born to me

and you're alive with a breath you can't see

oh

by the grace of this dream