Soft breath brushes your rough skin, never more
Piercing eyes with the sweetest touch, never more
Kind smile with a mean bite, never more
Long walks become shorter
Pure understanding turns to helpless confusion
Caring words disappear off the page
Float through the air
The trees rip your skin
Phased you are not
Scrambled minds cannot find reasoning
Love birds work to keep you stable
Angry light strikes them down
Land where ocean waves fight over you
No air, sink
Deeper and deeper
Coral, no longer pink and blue
Cold and quiet
Wake up!
Gasp for air
Reach for the shore
The sun's rays never loved you more
Seagulls welcome you back
Your wet skin shimmers in the light
Heavy breathing steals your words
So you clothe the naked pages
Each lunge is one closer
Past the fearsome valley, lies a better horizon
©heidi.r.
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