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September 2, 2021

OCTO-LOGUES

Suzanne Richardson

ALL EIGHT OF MY ARMS ARE A UTOPIA
YOU WILL WANT TO VISIT.
THERE’S A LOT OF ME.
SO, NATURALLY, THERE’S LESS OF YOU.
ALL-NATURAL.

HAVE YOU EVER HEARD A FISH SPEAK?

octopus beliefs.

I AM STAYING TRUE TO YOU.

I’M GOING TO TOUCH MYSELF TO THE IDEA
OF YOUR LEAVING ME SO
WHEN IT HAPPENS
I CAN  FEEL PLEASURE.

octopus religion.

ONLY WHEN YOU PUSH ME AWAY DO I KNOW HOW CLOSE I’VE GOTTEN.

octopus confessions.
octopus sorrow.

IF IT FEELS LIKE FAILURE I’M IN A RELATIONSHIP.

THE PAIN OF HOW EASY IT IS TO GET SOMEONE
I DON’T WANT INTO MY NEST.

DON’T YOU THINK OF ME AT ALL?

octopus art.
octopus lust.
my octopus trust.

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A FISH DROWN?
EVER SEEN A HUMAN ASPHYXIATE IN AIR?
SEE A HUMAN SURROUNDED BY LOVE DIE OF LOVE?

octopus loneliness.
octopus numb.

YOU WANTED TO KNOW A SECRET ABOUT MY BODY
BUT THEN YOU GHOSTED ME SO I’M TELLING EVERYBODY.
I HAVE A SACK OF POISON NEXT TO MY HEART.
IT’S LIKE A GEMSTONE THAT WEEPS.
JUST IN CASE I NEED IT.

octopus palace.
octopus royalty.

I MAKE EXTRA BODY PARTS.
WHAT DO YOU DO?

octopus queen.
octopus mean.

I’M GONNA LET YOU ICE ME OUT THIS TIME.
I’M GONNA LOSE FAITH THIS TIME.

octopus suicide.
octopus anger.

LET’S TALK ABOUT THE NIGHTS YOU PUT GHOST FISH INSIDE ME.

octopus poetry.
octopus sex.
octopus strangulation.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO STICK AROUND AND
EAT ME.

octopus delusion.

YOU’RE A REGULAR SORT OF CREATURE AND I AM NOT.

octopus death.

STOP.

octopus redirect.

OPEN.
OPEN              THE                 OCEAN                       DOOR.

WHAT IS                     BEHIND                      THE OCTOPUS DOOR?
OCTOPUS
                           MERCY?
                           OCTOPUS                  WAR?

OCTOPUS                             
OPEN. 
OPEN

THE                             OCEAN FLOOR.