Octopus Underneath

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Beneath the water's surface, I'm searching for air

It's stifling here, but there's a certain comfort in this place

Your light graze feels electrifying - I keep searching for it, I want more, more, more of it

Hands grab at me and I belong to you again

But just like that, you pull away again...

I try holding on to the feeling just a moment longer

Etching it into my brain, replaying how it feels on my skin

I feel like an octopus, clumsy and awkward with too many tentacles to count

I'm trying to find my footing on the ocean floor,

But I keep slipping... I don't remember how to stand any more

You help keep me balanced under here... your graze, I want more of it

I can't breathe here.

 Why does nothing else seem as important as your graze?

This water feels so heavy, I don't like it here anymore, I want to get out...

Hands make a sloppy attempt at grabbing me again, but the electricity is gone

You let go, and I'm finally able to float to the surface, I can breathe again!

This new-found freedom is electrifying, this is what I've been searching for


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