at colorless depth
a split vessel
of vessels rusts
no eels
for this sunken whale
but scarlet corals
grow between burnt flakes
and in the densest castings
hull webs spin
bind and pull
as a swarm
licking oxygen
places chrome
density is not destiny
and composition not identity
but passengers may be purpose
density is not destiny
and composition not identity
but passengers may be purpose
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