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Invidia (prologue)
I am Leviathan; I am of stretched skin and sagging eyes,
I am the one with the cursed belly; by the sullen waves
that lick till all bloats in pink-raw agony.
I smell the rottenness of it, feel its desperate seaweed caress.
I am Leviathan. I am like liquid
in the shadow, accustomed and free within it;
I am pensive, coiling and twisting my length.
I can be hidden in this thick if I close my eyes, so heavy
and fern coloured, waiting behind a pin-prick pupil.
I am Leviathan and I will always arrive.
I am the dreaded second, I am the stinging dusk that always
stalks the dawn, I am what you will adjust to.
I am cousin to the morning star, that twinkling place
that you will never touch, but always reach for.
I am Leviathan, I am the smiling canine at your feet
with bared fang, eager to snatch any crumbs-
any falling treasures, your treasures. I am the hunter
of the treasures of the heart; I am the swallower of hearts.
I am the one with the cursed belly; by the sullen waves
that lick till all bloats in pink-raw agony.
I smell the rottenness of it, feel its desperate seaweed caress.
I am Leviathan. I am like liquid
in the shadow, accustomed and free within it;
I am pensive, coiling and twisting my length.
I can be hidden in this thick if I close my eyes, so heavy
and fern coloured, waiting behind a pin-prick pupil.
I am Leviathan and I will always arrive.
I am the dreaded second, I am the stinging dusk that always
stalks the dawn, I am what you will adjust to.
I am cousin to the morning star, that twinkling place
that you will never touch, but always reach for.
I am Leviathan, I am the smiling canine at your feet
with bared fang, eager to snatch any crumbs-
any falling treasures, your treasures. I am the hunter
of the treasures of the heart; I am the swallower of hearts.
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