Briny wind ripples
soft satin surface
of my fragile world.
Salty smooth driftwood I clutch
familiar bobbing appeal
above the frigid deep,
occasional wake slapping my nose,
sun kissing shoulders warmly,
while organs shrivel
in creeping clutches
of midnight waters.
I swim on,
my tether severed,
drawn ever further into the blue.
carelessly drifting on rolling waves,
ignoring icy stabs within.
Love's frayed rope brushes past fingertips,
sinking into the depths
Arms and legs find comfort in churning,
never diving to rediscover
original connection,
forever now beyond my reach.
Darkness below,
inky kraken lurks,
writhing tentacles rising suddenly
from depths never touched,
entwining my neck,
tugging me below
calm lapping waves
into manic, roiling currents.
Lungs purged of breath
no longer wanted,
no longer deserved,
saturated by brackish, undulating sobs
of guilt.
Liquid gurgles choke the joy
from my spasming body.
I'm satisfied now,
descending under the weight
of regret's heavy price.
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