that sinking feeling

i want to
drown myself
in you,
immerse my beingness
with yours,
you are my refuge

the earth,
it has been unkind
to me. i have reveled
in its history
to the point
that i am merely an
anachronism now. i have
lost that hope
that i need.
you are my future.

my only hope
is with you
is in you
you are my tether
i am the child, contented
looking up at her
red balloon.
you are my tether.

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Some interesting metaphors here. The poet's strong feelings I can only perceive as an outsider, not knowing the person recalled ~ Jim
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I went to drown myself in you
and I found the water
reached just to my ankles.
sg
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heh.
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nice.
-oephim