I jumped in wanting to swim across.
He dove in to simply enjoy the water.
I had always been afraid of drowning --
of letting the water in
even when he said he's save me.

We pulled at each other like tug 'o war.
I wanted to swim to shore --
back before we jumped in.
He begged me to stay --
But I couldn't.

I swam across and to the shore --
But he still held my cold, lifeless heart above the water
as if it would disintegrate with a single drop.
I told him to stop being a fool and come forget the water --
But he wouldn't.

I wanted to jump in again --
to possibly rescue him like he promised he'd do for me --
but people held me to words spoken in drenched clothing --
I'm never doing that again
So I shouldn't...