a frog lying weightlessly upon her soft back
\non a lily pad floating down a river
\nraises her left foot and spreads her toes wide.<\/p>\n
lifting her leg still higher,
\nshe eclipses the moon with the taut skin
\nstretched between her long bony metatarsals.<\/p>\n
cold reflected light filters through the thin flesh,
\nlighting it with a pink internal glow
\nand silhouetting the delicate arteries that cross it.<\/p>\n
she idly traces the pulsing arteries using
\nthe sensitive tip of her long outstretched tongue.
\nfeels the blood pumped through them
\nwith each squeeze of her amphibious heart.<\/p>\n
satisfied that she still lives,
\nshe wraps her powerful tongue
\naround her own ankle<\/p>\n
and with a single sharp tug
\nswallows herself whole,
\ndisappearing without a sound.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
a frog lying weightlessly upon her soft back on a lily pad floating down a river raises her left foot and spreads her toes wide. lifting her leg still higher, she eclipses the moon with the taut skin stretched between her long bony metatarsals. cold reflected light filters through the thin flesh, lighting it with … <\/p>\n