There is only
so much weight
one can take
before a choice
is made
to rip out
every anchor
out of the chest

then finally—
there is space
an ocean
to breathe,
to consider

for example,
the matter of the water
seeping inside
the wreckage

see, this
is what it feels like
to be swept away,
to stroke and pick
at sewn-in skin

to curl fingers under
the safety of the ribcage,
pry bones open
and let the water in