if you stay in the
shallows
you can see her
beating heart
a siren
emerging from
imaginary depths

dirt on
your skin
she creeps right in
a weightless delicacy
midnight hair
starry-eyed goddess

breath on your neck like
a soft prayer

the smell of lilies



screaming in the distance



"all you dream of"




"at the bottom of the sea"


her hand on your chest
the way she sang so sweetly
into your shirt



you dive in a little deeper
& sleep with her
once more