water

in the hollow room.
stethoscope cold on my heart.
tick tick goes the clock.

deep crevices in
my knobbly fingers and thumbs.
etched by sands of time.

word burrs in my brain.
sticks like a thorn in gullet.
a hairball expelled.

the trolls are watching.
surf carefully all the way.
the shark bite bleeds red.

blades of bright green grass.
don’t grow if stepped on often.
i need breathing room.

a simple question.
remains unread forever.
the answer baffles.