I am drawing on the sea,
a cartographer of dreams
flowing in my lines
following your coasts
hidden islands
and inlets
mountain ranges
and unchartered lands
I am wild with desire
for your jungles
although upon entering
I may be eaten by a tiger
or lost indefinitely
despite my understandings
of latitude and longitude.
I am drawing on the sea,
a cartographer of dreams
ink touching the ocean
leaving a mark
dark as
an Egyptian tomb
and shadowed Roman ruins
where the strong marble statue
stands
for a
very
long
time
once the paint chips off
its plain eyes are open wide
to infinity
or are they permanently closed
indefinitely stoned and
dreaming of you
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