you’re a turbulent river
and yet i willingly
wittingly
without forethought
threw myself wholeheartedly into your retributory brown torrents
leapt in
and committed suicide

i am captive
tumbled
bruised and in pain

discover tidal beaches
on the sand
where i lie
depleted
exhausted

gasp for breath
and soft hands

‘til the next time
when
you drag me back in
and once again
fling me against the rocks

09/16/2001

Posted on 02/23/2012
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