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Apr 2014
Before we met each other
We would stand on the bank
Skipping rocks on top of the water
Watching them sink to the bottom.
We would wade out ankle deep
Where it was shallow
And dream about meeting a true lover
From time to time we would venture
Far enough out to get soaked
But never over our heads
We would sit and throw sticks
While we pondered love and the meaning of it
We would get mad and try to drown ourselves under
Then the day we met and dared each other
To jump in the deepest part of the water
I'm pretty sure you dove first
But you called to me from the bottom
And I couldn't help but follow
I couldn't let you hold your breath forever
So fast we swam back to the surface together
Took a deep breath of each other
As we reached the top I was your's to keep
Letting go of words cause talk is cheap
The waters so gentle and calm
Until the storms began
So many we have weathered through
But we always managed to save each other
Then one day you swam ahead of me a little further
I tried catching up but the rip tide
Caught me and pulled me farther away from you
When I finally caught back up I was so exhausted
And you were tired of waiting
Always looking back
Calling hurry up and swim faster
Now we're both stuck here
And it's still as we are just floating
But hold your breath because we're going under
And I can see the shore
I thought that's what we were heading for
Now I'm not so sure....
Ashley Rodden
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Ashley Rodden  32/F/Missouri
(32/F/Missouri)   
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