Hydrostatic Force
Sometimes
The swelling comes
Ribs become cage
I curl fingers
Over sternum
I tug
To split skin and sinew
For escape
But there is none
The swelling does not pass
Rather it ebbs
Waiting on the tide
Before it flows back in
But does this feeling truly swell
Or is it the walls of this body
That close in
Which condition has altered:
Volume or pressure?
