oh child, with her big blue eyes, cradling the whole ocean. watch her swim in dark navy, float on her back, watch her pudgy blue belly surface and then sink back down. she’d rather it sink—the blue hides it well. but she drowned years ago. …that woman murdered her. skinned and stuffed out her motherly bits, gouged out those blue eyes—stole them. their innocence has brought her pleasure. she forgot that swimming could be fun. especially when every shade of blue blends together, and it’s nearly impossible to tell up from down.