waves don’t die
a monstrous tsunami crashes against my chest
water surges in through the cracks of my heart
i left the windows open
to bask in the tidal typhoon.
i thought i knew pain, thought i’d plumbed its
depths
no.
i had many leagues further to fall
for you
i abandoned my self
for you
i laid my weakness bare
and on your waves i crested higher than i ever had before
our souls were bound with blood and water
two raging whirlpools
two concentric circles.
i was always yours but you were never mine.
and now i’m back in that familiar place: alone
with the phases of the moon
your waves retreat again
taking yet another piece of my heart with them.