Mariana Trench
The Earth hums to herself
A soliloquy
She’s been singing the notes from the beginning
Her own eulogy
For no one to hear
Save for the blind, rock-jawed creatures
That endure in her depths
A call to feed
The unison of slippery
Ancient creatures
Rising
And falling
From the depths
A calling for the supplicants to come worship
The carnivorous to dine
Onyx waters
Plastic
And brine.
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