by Lois Rosen
No one cares about undress in the sea
Milky pink lingerie can’t camouflage
my stomachs and radial canals
Aren’t we all
water-filled
animals
Diaphanous parachute transparent moon
I contract
and expand
contract
and expand
no heart
spine
eye
ear
nor anxious brain
Muscle pulsation flings
plankton shrimp mollusks
against
my mucal skin
I sway delicate flagellate solicitation
but
don’t think
you can grab
or
fondle me
Call me Medusa Saucer Umbrella
Silk Camisole
Belle
I lurk below your ocean’s shallow rim
No spearless Lolita
venomous
I sting