Ins and Outs of Dead Men on the Rivers of Isis (milo, billy)

[milo]

Our irises contract when eyed
gardenias drown and envies bud
under the dust of our outsides.

I have thought about this portion quite a bit. The linebreak on eyed creates an ambiguity around "eyed irises" vs "eyed gardenias" but instead of creating two equally interesting options neither seems to really work for me. I do like word play but irises being eyed might be just too clever for their own good. Overall, I wonder if this spontaneous garden under the dust is really pulling its weight.