TELEOST a brave costal town

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THE DOCKS ARE CLOSER TO THE WATER THAN EVER BEFORE
YELLOW-WHITE SALT CRUSTS ON THEM IN THE PULSING SUNLIGHT
THEY CREAK UNDER THE WEIGHT OF THE BOATS AGAINST THEM
THE VESSELS ARE BRIGHTLY PLASTIC
THEY ARE LIGHT, THEY ARE BUOYANT, THEY ARE HOME TO A MULTITUDE OF SEA FARING FOWL
THE NEAREST BOAT IS CALLED ‘THE SCHWINDY’
THE BOTTOM OF A TWO PIECE SWIM SUIT CLINGS STIFFLY TO A RED SIDE-RAIL.
THE TOP FLOATS IN THE STAGNANT WATER
WORRYING THAT IT IS NOT MOVING LIKE IT SHOULD
IT SHUDDERS IN ROILING LITTLE WAVES
IT RISES GRADUALLY AND CONTINUOUSLY
IT SMELLS OF DEAD AND DYING FISH
CHUNKS OF POROUS CORAL FLOAT IN THE GENTLE SWELLS
THE BOAT BUMPS AFFECTIONATELY AGAINST THE DOCK
A BOY SHIFTS AGAINST THE BOARDS.
HIS BACK IS RED AND PEELING WITH SUNLIGHT.
HIS HAIR IS BLEACHED SANDY BLONDE
HIS EYES ARE CLOSED
CRUSTED LIKE A KITTENS
HIS LONG BLACK TONGUE FLICKS OUT, DRIPPING, AND COAXES THEM OPEN.
IT IS DUSK.
THE SUN IS UP BUT THE TREES CAN TELL
THE GRASS IS TURNING IT’S MANY HEADS TOWARD THE MOONLIGHT
MASSIVE ROOT NETWORKS CREAK AND MOAN BROKENLY
AS IF THIS MOVEMENT IS SOMEHOW UNFAMILIAR. THE BOY SHIFTS AGAIN, THIS TIME WINCING.
HE IS NAKED EXCEPT FOR A RED LOIN CLOTH.
THE WAY THAT IT HOOKS AROUND HIM IS INFANTILE, AN IMPRESSION COMBATTED BY HIS INTENSE THINNESS.
THE LAST TIME HE LOOKED AT HIMSELF, HE WAS NOT THIS WAY. HE WONDERS WHERE HIS PADDING HAS GONE. HE PINCHES CRACKLING SKIN BETWEEN TWO LONG NAILS.
IT BREAKS. HE BLEEDS SLOWLY.
THE BOY’S HEAD TILTS BACK IN A WAY THAT STRETCHES THE MUSCLES OF HIS NECK. HE WISHES THAT HIS ENTIRE BODY COULD FEEL JUST LIKE THAT.
BEHIND HIM HE FEELS THE ROOTS OF THE GRASSES BEGIN TO BREAK IN PLACES.
HE WONDERS WHEN IT WAS LAST NIGHT.
THE SEA WHISTLES AT HIM PLAYFULLY AS THE SUN BEGINS TO SINK TO THE HORIZON.
A WAVE APPROACHES FROM FAR AWAY, BUT IT LOOKS SMALL, NON THREATENING.
IT CARRIES A GREAT DEAL OF FOAM AND A SMALL BLUE RAFT THAT IS SURROUNDED BY GLEAMING TIN CANS.