turtleneck
raze
he
begins
with
the
garter
stitch
,
building
the
bottom
border,
then
switches
to
stockinette.
each
seam
a
sieve
to
strip
the
salt
from
the
brine
brimming
in
his
eyes
.
the
wool
that
winds
around
the
warp
and
weft
of
his
narrow
neck
is
a
tribute
to
his
absent
father
.
they'll
have
to
peel
it
off
of
his
cracked
carapace
when
all
the
breath
leaves
his
body
.
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go
blather
from