The Ocean of Is

by Kaylee Baucom

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​I am the ocean of is
I am the sea of me
I come inside my cave of eggs
I receive my saltwater seed
I grow inside new baby eyes
I see inside of me
I make myself, cake bake myself
I am oven, heat, and teeth
I absorb myself, excrete myself
I am polluting and I am clean
I am what was and what can be
I am sea-foam alchemy
I am the ocean of is
I am the sea of me

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Kaylee Baucom lives in Las Vegas, Nevada where she is a Professor of English at the College of Southern Nevada.   

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SHARE - Issue: 2.1 / October 2026