Swallow Me
Shallow earth. Swallow me whole. Don’t regurgitate me. As you eat my holes.
Jason Ridpath
SourceLicence:Public domain
Shallow earth. Swallow me whole. Don’t regurgitate me. As you eat my holes.
Jason Ridpath's short poem is a plea from someone who wants to disappear into the ground. The speaker asks the earth to swallow them whole, and the request feels urgent rather than casual. The wish is not just to be buried but to be taken in completely and kept.
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