It was not sadness
That caused the tears to fall,
But the transcendent fear
That belittled the crushing
Weight of the world.

Iron cast and weighing me down,
These lungs filled with air,
Take me from the ground,
Lift me up above the clouds,
High above the moon,
The wind and rain are the only sounds.

Anchored to the seabed,
These lungs have filled with water,
Fish and memories swim through my head,
Watch me fall apart and rest,
A shipwrecked soul and covered in coral,
Locked away inside a treasure chest.

A desert storm and I'm still lost,
These lungs are filled with sand,
Each grain inhaled comes at a cost,
Flip me over like an hourglass,
Watch the time fall away,
Lungs die down and breaths never last.

You wrapped your arms around me
and whispered
that you missed me
so i held you tightly
and wondered
if you could hear my heart
whispering
that it missed you too.

I wanted to
dive
head first
into the abyss of your soul
I was ready to take the plunge
and from where I stood
I could see
the tides would be rough
but I didn't care
I wanted to drown in you.