Before me lay a great black pool
So deep, so beautiful
It contained a multitude
A mixture of curious color
Midnight sky
Living soil
Red blood
All shown through the surface
Glistening from the source
Drawn to its shores
I stepped into the inky liquid
I heard the onlookers say
She must be crazy
Doesn't she know?
She'll be stained forever
Marked
I knew they were right
And I moved all the faster
I raced past my feet, shins, knees
And as the cool hit my thighs
I dove in, head first
Disappearing into the depths
I felt myself sink
My form let go
The fathomless held me
The fullness filled me
They say I resurfaced
After god knows how long
I stepped out of the blackness
Drenched
Unrecognizable
Gorgeous
And terrifying
They say I walked away that day
Moved on, silent and changed
Leaving a trail dripping behind me
But for me, I say
The pool remains near
I'd recognize that substance anywhere
It's depth in my bones
It's fullness on my tongue
It's hum in my chest
I know this is the truth
For the black path remains also
But more than drips
It is the language of the deep
It spells the words that formed the world
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