Jellyfish curled into a ball
her palm
closed
she scooped it from the fire pit
flecked with kernels; a thick
white powder
ash freckling the trembling gelatin
the only water
playing hide & seek
in a wood over a mile
away
she held up the jellyfish;
tendrils
smoky and fluid
caressed her cheeks
begged to lift up
a tentacle lengthened
to a simple seam
cupped between fingers
the girl sprung from her crouch
tossed the jelly up
till it as moon rose
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