Fish Belly

In the belly of the whale

I sit shamed like Jonah

Failure to do the teller’s told

In the belly of the whale

I wait,

To be swallowed

Consumed by shame

I wait,

To wait

I wait,

To be spewed

Violently released

I wait

The waiting kills me,

In the belly of the whale

There’s no way out,

Of this belly in the whale

I wait

To wait in the belly of the whale

I wait