And The Angels Drowned

A relationship poem

And The Angels Drowned

She stood in the tide
The water gently washed her feet
The air was tender with her face
The sun painted her hair with gold
And the wind sighed angel songs
But the tide changed
Time changed
The water was no longer content
To swell about her legs
The waves rolled larger
Until they rolled over her
She turned and twisted
Beneath the force
Breathing water instead of air
Wind whipping salt stained skin
Sun poisoning body and mind
She clawed the water and sand for air
Desperate for a release from the pounding
His force, his weight
Held her captive
The water thrust her against the sand
The wind tangled her hair
The sun burned her face
And the angels drowned
Then, when she stood
She looked around
And wondered it this were love