Monstra swallowed me up
I knew she was down there,
just underneath the surface
while I bobbed up and down
on the waves.
I floated on my back
trying to rest and hoping the swells would lull me to sleep.
Sleeping would make this
all go away and I could rest.
Then she silently came up
with her mouth opened wide and gulped me down
without causing one ripple
or splash.
It was completely silent,
my descent into the dark.
Now I'm here in the
dripping interior with Gepetto and Baron Munchausen, prentending to
enjoy our card games and our converstaion.
Really, I'm wondering if
this is the end of my story.
Is this my home now? What
will the humidity do to my skin?
There aren't any exit
signs in her stomach. There are no treasure maps to be found here.
All I can do is sit still
and frown over my hand of cards, wondering if there are really 52 in
the deck.
I listen to the Baron talk
about hot air balloons and dancing on air with Venus.
Gepetto tells me how much
he misses his wooden son, how he was so passionate
in this love he dove into
the great, deep ocean to find him.
No one is looking for me.
Maybe I can climb up her
ribs, using them like a ladder.
Maybe I can try to
scramble back up the way I came to be here.
Maybe I can try to find a
way to be reborn from this dark, dank place.
Reborn into what?
What if there are dragons?
What if there are sharks?
What if there is just....
nothing.
Would that be worse than
this?
What could possibly be
worse than this?
Is there anything worse
than this?
Maybe this is the best I
have to hope for.
Maybe staying here is what
I deserve, where I was born to be.
All the moments of my life
have led me to this small place, perhaps it's best for me to stay.
Monstra swallowed me up.
I'm not sure I mind.
