I dream of the stars as I stare at the sun,
Yearning for the nights spent in your arms
Chasing sunrises,
But every dawn is missed from my head sinking in your flesh
I stay docked on the sand
Because I fear the riptides dragging me to the death of sea
Floating heads bobbing in the ocean
As our bodies ride the waves
Skipping across the waves
Like rocks upon the body
Salt sticks to my flesh
Keeping me tender
The lasso of the sea wrapped around every limb
Pulling me into the unknown
I stand with tunnel vision
The definition of each stream coming from the shower head brings me peace
Drips down the body
Hardened skin to no longer let anything in
I hold everything in
My burdens and the worries of tomorrow anchoring my body to the floor
The water tries to keep me afloat
But eventually it swallows me whole, bringing me back to the womb of protection
I sit in a puddle of disdain
The warmth should be comforting, but it is just cold enough to send shivers up my spine
The raindrops slap my back
Each drop sizzling as it touches my skin, hot black stone, leaving no rest for the weary
Perhaps if I submerged myself into the ocean
The drops wouldn’t phase me
Yet I remain fluid
Drifting over and flowing through the waves
