Xavier On The Ocean
Premature body
tightly filled with fluid
expanding with illness
now
floats freely atop the womb of life
no longer held down
but up
by water
Tiny limbs
capable only of the movement of seizure
held stiff with the hope of science
now
extend thru the primordial salt of the earth
one with the rhythm
of the sea
Little ears
unable to tolerate sound
now
filled with whale songs
Small eyes
never opened
now
reflecting sea diamonds
A short life
sedated discomfort
now
dancing with the waves
through immortality
November 12, 2002
Tressa Lee Breen
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