I fell into the coral reef
and felt like I could breathe
again
and saw a boat above my head

it sailed,
sailed away

and beneath the glowing
blue of day
and the waves that live
only on the surface
a shadow so deep
I could walk into it and
lose myself
and lose my hands and my feet
and every surface
you only knew
of me.

where I can't see the end and the beginning
and sight has no bounds.

I fell into the coral reef
and felt like I could live
again
and saw a ship wreck down below

rotting,
rotting away

and inside the decaying
bright as day
an ocean flower and a
broken heart I plucked
so safely in my hands
and I could walk into it,

lose myself,

and lose my memories and guilt
and every depth
you ever knew
of me.