Far removed

Soggy rat at waters edge beckons,

eyes black ears rotten

nubs which melt into matted fur floating

in water

/ come / it whispers, tail flick drop of water lands on cheek

you bend over the creek, purple

rock cuts into finger sharply

lose your balance fall too quickly.

Ice floods every nerve and sense they

/ welcome here

we swim and play, hear the water

feel it sway

around you taking wherever wants they,

hear it rumble hear it roar

above our heads in another world.