The Living Strain Born of water, water living Dead of water, birthed in death dying, dying, trying, bleeding Water, sea, ocean, Mar Drown. Watery death baptized & blessed...never Drown. Bird in flight Bird in ocean Lungs fill with wet murder Water Hell Del DaEduLus flying hero ascend and fall Descend, fall and again die alone hermit crab cancer Fill the lungs with cancer Child, devil, human being, drown Drink of youth of death Styx Fetus, Fecies, excrement Drink me, drink of me wine of my blood wince of my death wish of my pain Drown in sorrow Die in obscurity boil, dissipate, disappear rain, remain, pour, beat-down murder, die Drown. "So now you know what else there was in the world besides yourself, till now you've known only about yourself! An innocent child, yes, that you were, truly, but still more truly have you been a devilish human being!-And therefore take note: I sentence you now to death by drowning!" -Franz Kafka

In My Wake In my wake I did think I heard your voice And in my wake I did think I felt your touch I did dream many a thing such as this your nimble smile, the soft tressles about your darling shoulders that subtle inner tremble which bespeaks my loneliness And in my wake your kiss still lingers upon my lips, as if felt twice before or more I did feel you, as if to say Your image dwelt in my mind before today or much more But softly, you do flee As others have before you, go Or stay, and let me dream but one more day It is only that I find You've never been Or never dwelt my heart within Merely just a whispered whim good-bye