ocean animal
wanted to swim
but the sound
was like sound itself
collision
of water alive
opening of an opening
between ground
splitting from itself
so instead
sat
looking down
looking up
star silk blurred
in closeness
night obscured
by cloud
night turned
ocean creature
ocean lip
turned ocean tongue
froth leaving
its excess froth
on the sand
like a creature’s
tongue
like an opening
mouth
saying
here you are
alive
on another coastal night