River Snakes

the river snakes
ramblers and gamblers
watch water tides lowride
delve deeper dark lagoons

I ate melons
fresh from the tree
and felt alive again

listening to monkeys
fuck in the trees
over heavy canopies

I thought of crowded cities

exotic shapes of buildings
abstractly tall and heavy
pushing people around

the sound exhilirating
ears undone

clothes
river merchant sweat

falling in love with sensations
more than aesthetics

I create

remember those impressions
but also the smells
sticking to skin

remember my maw
puslating rivulets
fine muscle fiber twitches

trusted machinery

man is water

remember I

drink deep
with abandon

water lubricates

and I slide

river snakes with me

I am