I don't belong in his world
nor he in mine

The tidal waves that
push against us are beginning
to drown me

I've tried so hard to
remember how to swim

But my lungs can only
hold their life for so
long
before the promise
of breathing easier becomes
a reality

He stands in front of me
watching the water torment
my body

He could reach out and save
me

But he watches as our
worlds break apart
without even a backward
glance

Maybe he meant more
to me than I to him

I wish I would have
knew that before I
took him in as
mine to mend

-*DDF