parched

             perched

                             pitched

                                             poached

               bodies floating
                      
      in    our    salty    sea

                              b e s i e g e d

        by a trial of bro-

                                ken arcs

              Arched in. Armoured. Golden arks.

       our fIeRcE  r I p T i D e  pulled-us-together:

                    only to see us  f . o . a . m

          and,

                   f
                    a
                      l
                        l

                              a
                                p
                                  a
                                    r
                                      t

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