something lies glowing          
           on the ocean floor...          
                                      
                        
                        
                                  
                                          
 on  the  ocean  floor,  a  dangerous and 
 caustic   and   sweet  sweet  thing,  it 
 glows,  it lures you closer. a creature! 
                                          
 it's almost  otter-like, but  like lava, 
 a liquid  shaped  like  a  living thing, 
 and  when it raises an arm, its  fingers 
 are dripping  with  fire. with its song, 
         it lures you closer yet.         
                                          
 it's in a state of  bliss! it's a flame, 
 lit by  the sun! and this pleasure is to 
      be shared, shared with others.      
                                          
 and  the  creatures  of  the  sea  creep 
 closer, hypnotized  and curious, and the 
 sludge extends a hand, and they take it, 
                                          
 writhing  with  joy, accepts  them  all. 
 they step inside, taking  the shape of a 
 squirming  otter, now  a stretching cat, 
  now almost humanoid. although suddenly  
 it all liquifies completely, now  just a 
 burning puddle,  lit not by the sun, but 
 by some internal  fuel  hostile to life.