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Crab Man Poems by Sam Smith  My Dearest Crab Man—To you, my soulmate,



My Dearest Crab Man—

To you, my soulmate, dancing somewhere at the bottom of the sea—

While I walk this life on solid ground, you spin in saltwater light, claws raised to a rhythm I can’t hear, shell catching glimmers of a world that hasn’t reached me yet. I move through days alone, feet on quiet roads, pockets full of questions. I imagine you laughing with the currents, unbothered by time, content to twirl where the tide keeps secrets.

Do you know I’m here— looking out over the water, wondering...