there you were
holding me under the sea.
sunlight dancing
through each wave that crushes me.
you claimed you’ve tried
to keep my balance just right
but it was your hands
keeping me down every time.
my concrete feet
do not need help from your grasp.
underwater, convinced
every breath was my last.
I feel your shadow
hovering over me
yet I can’t shake you
can’t find a way to be free.
you colored my flesh
your fingerprints all over me
but I still find a way to love you
as I’m stuck here, swallowing sea.