Fish Eye View

by Bel Lagdameo

It is the supreme skeletal foundation of our species,

the steel current that runs through each facet joint

snapping yet soldering back as we stretch to our potential,

it is that innate ability that sets us apart from the brittle 

It is the brittle that are born for our nourishment,

so do not flinch as we pollute each crevice and cavity 

til limbs stun and suffocate in the clouds of our hunger,

open your ears to the sweeping debris inside their lung

Is it not the inherent intuition of our being

to cling onto this insatiable brutality?

which keeps us warm and plump

in a system that consumes the paltry 

Is it not preservation and longevity,

the true monster in each of us?

so do not accuse me alone complicit

for tight shut are your eyes as you chew