Epilimnion

To sink below

that lukewarm layer

you must plunge

down. Through it
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No. Further.

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Be prepared

for the darkness.

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Pull it round you

like cinching the strings

of a cowl

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Open your mouth.

Let it pour in.

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Feel its fingers

press hard

your damp

wanting

tongue.

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- - - - -

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Alternatively

Don’t do any of that.

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Shut your mouth

Your mind

Your heart

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And just float

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o   b   l   i   v   i   o   u   s

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Above all that

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s   u   r   f   a   c   e        t   e   n   s   i   o   n

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Contented

with the lilies

and the butterflies.