through liquids 

vibrations travel via membranes 

 

translating sentiment 

at the speed of feeling 

 

connecting to 

question receptors 

 

responding to stimuli 

with rhythmic agitations 

 

characterized as “ebullient”

by neighboring cellular bodies 

 

a pronounced feeling 

of queerness falls over a matrix 

 

of multi-colored 

question-paired receptors

 

each with its own 

distinctive set of markings 

 

questions remain active 

traveling through the body 

 

as they grow in size 

consuming the host