Tear This Poem Apart
by Ralph-Michael Chiaia / 2006

Dadali krababi daday
d to the iz eh
l to the iz eye
krababi -- a Malay crab
crawls Terenganu shores.
The ocean is boiling
out of control today.
Accidentally shooting up
like a volcano:
"dadali dadali dadali"
ocean identity crisis.
The krababi still crawls
sideways at that. It
says, "Chill, Mare, it's just
krababi daday. Come back down here
Give me a little luvey luvey