These Waters

Standing on the edge looking in and the rippling of the waves are inviting, With a motion compelling, standing and staring now seems irrational and unfulfilling And within myself, I am convinced and so I hurl myself in, My body cuts across the surface and I am immersed and engulfed in this sea, And for a moment I am calm, over me, I am feeling the water rush and now, down I feel my weight push, and then, panic permanently paralyzes me as I am purposely praying for reprieve and now I am splashing sporadically as sparse spurts of air spew out, and I give up, like a baby in the womb I let go as if the waters of this sea are amniotic, I begin to sink, splayed out like a platypus giving in to thoughts of an end so cryptic, In accepting defeat and succumbing to despair, In these waters in which I am unable to breath and devoid of air At that point I feel empty of substance and I am weightless, And before I am devoid of all, fingers clasp and your arms wrap around my chest, And as you pull me to your bosom, I begin to rise as we approach the surface, And yet the surface seems so far off and you can tell I am scared, like a songbird feeding its offspring, I feel your lips on mine and I know to inhale, you feed me air, And we crack the surface as I feel you break off my shackles of despair, I can breath, yet I am still shaken, Your feet push mine and I know to move, And now I am kicking, Now we are kicking, And I am scared to open up my lungs, lest I drown, You look and nod, Oh look, I am breathing now, Moving so gingerly, so unsure but knowing you are here keeps me at ease, Wearily wondering from whence you came, Oh wait, not so bad, this feels good now, Guess it matters not because feeling good, is good all the same, But please don’t leave, lest the wonderful feeling decide to seize, Amazed at how I could not enjoy these waters before, For now we are frivolously and fearlessly frolicking and for these times I fathom no ending, And now, you, I pray for the rest of my life I would forever have, So I can continue to explore and enjoy these waters of love.