lack of petals, an abundance of thorns

the waves took me with them

would you pull me from the tide?

if i started sinking deeper,
would you find saving me
worth it?

look me in the eyes,
they are drowning in sorrow
and i know it's not your duty
to dive in

and rescue what's left...

but, sweetheart, i feel so far
floating adrift,
my own personal abyss.

the words are
leaving me,
i can see them
escape in bubbles

while my feet graze
the bottom of
this seabed.

the sand tickles
my toes,

the water
embraces me, too close...

and i am afraid
this underwater darkness

has become

home.