Tidal Wave Drowning

Memories hit me like a tidal wave and I feel like I’m drowning in what was

The memories of our time together
and the love we shared
hit me like a tidal wave,
like the air was knocked out of me,
all at once,
without warning.

I was standing still
and suddenly drowning—
in laughter that doesn’t exist anymore,
in promises that never learned
how to stay.

Everything rushed back:
the way your name felt safe once,
the way my heart trusted
without asking for proof.

I forgot how heavy the past could be
until it crashed into my chest
and reminded me
how deeply I loved,
how fully I gave.

Now I’m left catching my breath
in the aftermath,
soaked in what was,
trying to remember
how to stand
when the wave has already passed
but the ache
still pulls me under.