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535 · Sep 2019
Drowning
jo Sep 2019
When I kiss her I feel like I’m drowning
The breath expelling from my lungs
Head ducking beneath the surface
Hands desperate to cling to something present and real

Her emerald eyes are beacons
Rising above the choppy waters
Signaling me to safety
Guiding my way to the shore

Her gaze tells me I’ll be safe there
Curled up inside the ship wreck of her ribcage
Breathing in her air
The salt stinging my tongue
157 · Jul 2020
Motion Sickness
jo Jul 2020
I was afraid for so long before I knew you
The terror of being left behind crawling up my insides
Bunching up behind my eyelids and burrowing beneath my skin
Threatening to burst out in pursuit of everyone I’ve lost

I didn’t want to be afraid soon after I knew you
Recounted all the names of love lost a thousand times
Spent all of my childhood wishes asking for it to be me instead of her, me instead of them
It had to mean something, other than this world being unforgiving

I didn’t have to be afraid long after I knew you
A home found within a fragile heart
Ancient wounds healed from a journey scarred in pain
You carried me away from death knowing there was a cost

You weren’t afraid then
When you risked it all and lied
Did you ever wonder if you’d do it all again
I don’t know if I could stomach it, knowing your intentions

Did you want to be afraid
When I shut you out and ran
Did you notice how I’d written down every single thing you took from me
Countless evenings filled with nightmares over who I failed to save

Were you afraid
When you realized it was the end
It didn’t seem like you were, it seemed like you were ready
No more final stands, no more goodbyes, no more flawed humanity

I’m afraid now that you’re not here
I should’ve done more to fix it while you were
The whispers of how I could’ve helped nestled in my bones, my hands shaking from the impact
I have to finish it, I have to see the end, the ****** cycle earning me forgiveness from a world that’s taken you

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