I am shell Captivated with the weight of fear Patterned, mesmerism, predatorial magnetism Obtuse in angle to the sky With power born in grace of the lake Sharper than shield I be before thine wake To pry emotional flux from harm And coat it in here The statuary of further life held sweet In calcified virtue of longing to live Deep in shell Asylum for essence Board under adventure in the sense That We are colleagues in purpose To you I am shell