#2,346 Endurance

As if a still whale –
in cold
water –
slowed & bled –
a
bone-pile of remains at
sea – dogs – cats – men
& more –
A stuck almond
in ice before its crushed
ending
[left swallowed &
urchin-pegged] –
& split –
axed –
that mast bust by
press & twist of time –
in
salt [& shyly sustained]