Ease

I dreamt you were swimming
Salt water to rinse the sweetest wounds
Damp skin
Rough lips

I imagined you were sleeping
Bottle in hand
Crystallized fears
Forming at the corners of your eyes

I dreamt you were awake
Flushed cheeks
And what a crying shame
It was the frothiest dream of all

I could never see you with a steady pulse.

A steady pulse,
Temperate veins.
Mindless breaths,
Muted pains.
In no hurry to please,
I've never dreamt of you at ease.