Tentacle gently
pinch me, convince me
Let’s plumpen each other

May I feed you
won’t you feed me?
Later destroy me
undo me, contort
reconstrue me
Besides, we were too constrained,

So come on expand me
take my joints, misalign me
I’m fine lf you’re willing and near

Let me clasp you, trap you,
lobster pot rubber band you,
risk ten degrees higher
lets dive in the bubbling thrill

give me death much much later
post-swimming in all of the seas
having molted and mated
softest flesh celebrating
our best protected meat

Let us become delicacies
left for persnickety eaters to taste
life well sought-after and craved.

Dine with me, live with me, give with me
let’s be forever unafraid.