in the canoe

Streaming sidewise so streamlined so
suited to the grass legless still
self-propelled
by forked-tongue-will

Miles of slippery surface slide beneath
your scales slide hurry slide
(forked tongue flicks desperate-will-on)

Streaming sidewise streaming on
moving not one inch ahead on the polished canoe floor
such an effortless surface
such a useless effort  

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