the atrocious heart
 
you sparkle and wear colours that attract my eye
like a trout after your line
i nibble i leap
but you're trolling too fast
for my ancient tail
battered from other battles
with rod and reel
 
there is no way for me to catch up with you
you've got an Evinrude engine doing ten miles per hour
I just can't swim that fast anymore
 
Ha
I'm no trout
with a sunrise eye
I'm the blank eye of a shark
after the smell
of my own bloodied body