I am holding my breath for you,
underwater, with an expanse of indigo
or perhaps, blue velvet,
enveloping me within miles
of motionless serenity

I do not mind my own inability
to breathe,
lungs stagnant, sleeping-
with the world around me frozen
and patiently waiting
for my skin to break the surface

I am drowning in love for you,
stomach filling with both
fear and tranquility, serrated
heartbeats stifled by
my own inconstant drifting

sometimes it comes in waves,
storms,
drought,
devastation,
other times it burns
the tips of my fingers charcoal,
smothered in ash from the heat

but today I am sinking slowly,
overwhelmed, ocean bottom
but yet I do not mind

I love you so deeply
it consumes me.