Waterlogged Corpse

Black, cold depths entomb

Eyes gaze with a lifeless stare

Saltwater and gases bloat this monstrosity

A hideous state of decomposition

Saturated flesh pitted and blue

Digits chewed to shreds

Skull housing microscopic organisms

Bacterium feast on dilapidated brain matter

Orifices filled with minute parasites

Pressure causes anus to burst forth entrails

Waterlogged corpse drifts with the tide

Fish nibble on this rotted husk

Washed upon a barren shore

Entangled in seaweed and algae

Bodily fluids released onto the sand

A free flowing stream of excrement

Sun beats down on this swollen sack

Causing skin to dry and crack

Crustaceans bore through

Feeding on rented meat

Insects inhabit the carrion shell

Planting their seed

Carcass will be utilized

As a host to newborn larvae