this creature.

I used to like this
proximity to the sea,
but I’m only human and
once Mercury’s shifted
nothing seems to matter
to me.
Watch:
I’ll fight my creature comforts
as the tide retreats.
What use is comfort
to this creature?
I’m crawling out my skin
in hopes that I’m
more than just this husk
and the runes
etched along my insides.
But as the distance grows
between these things,
my mind begins to rot.