sardines

lock step grid lock
salt sticky, stuck
slow suction
subterranean air
eyes remain but
unseen hand tugs the key

(whoosh)
sardines:exposed
rotting

body beside me without a face
eyes remain but unseen
salt sticky, stuck
behind a mask
moisture, vacuum and fate
molecular stowaway
promiscuous and diseased

(whoosh)
exhalation:liberation
festering

dance commences
standers standard
thrusting hips
sitters subdued
motion control
unseen hand tugs the key
salt sticky, stuck