you hold me under the water
until my lungs scream out for air
you know i cannot hold my breath forever,
don't you?
you hold me under the water
in a perverse baptism
the one i worship delivers me to death
you hold me under the water
one hand buried in my hair
the other firmly on my neck
i have no choice but to choke
you hold me under the water
and i do not struggle to break from your grip
you were always stronger than me
and a part of me has always wanted this
you hold me under the water
and fill my mouth with the sea
i swallow, even as i know
to drink is to die
you hold me under the water
gently, as a lover would
it won't be long now
before i become one with the ocean
i am aware that you are speaking to me
but i cannot hear you over the crashing of the waves
when your work is finished and you wade away
there will be no blood on your hands
May 5, 2021
May 5, 2021 at 6:16 PM UTC
you hold me under the water
until my lungs scream out for air
you know i cannot hold my breath forever,
don't you?
you hold me under the water
in a perverse baptism
the one i worship delivers me to death
you hold me under the water
one hand buried in my hair
the other firmly on my neck
i have no choice but to choke
you hold me under the water
and i do not struggle to break from your grip
you were always stronger than me
and a part of me has always wanted this
you hold me under the water
and fill my mouth with the sea
i swallow, even as i know
to drink is to die
you hold me under the water
gently, as a lover would
it won't be long now
before i become one with the ocean
i am aware that you are speaking to me
but i cannot hear you over the crashing of the waves
when your work is finished and you wade away
there will be no blood on your hands
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