oh my darling in drowning,
would you like a cup of coffee
while you try to swim?
i could call a lifeboat,
throw you a jacket—
but would you promise not to pull me in
if i let you hold my hand?
                                                           ­                            hush little baby,

no—why do you wonder i messed with your drink?
why do you not breathe
as i pull you closer?
why say my name as if it is the end?
                                                                ­                           don't you cry

look alive,
darling in drowning.