A dream in flood
In her dream
the house swirls on the flood
walls cracking
pictures flying from the walls
Mother screams from the roof
but she's in her room
looking for something
she doesn't remember what
but it's very important
in her dream
the water is rising
there's hardly room left to breathe
a mouthful of air
that's all she has left
but when she wakes
in the arms of the river girl
all scales and catfish tendrils
round eyes like a fish
full of some emotion
it could be love
it could be something
she'll never understand
but she does understand this
there's no air at all
the house is gone
Mother is gone
everything she lost
is gone
there is only the muck beneath her
and the river girl
her strong arms
and unblinking eyes
and a cold thing
we'll call love
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