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August 4, 2013: "Float"

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by yvonnemarie

by yvonnemarie

August 4, 2013

I try to push away from you

and your engulfing tendencies,

but you keep pulling me back with your tidal waves

and I come crashing back into you again.

Because that’s all we are.

Bodies of water

pushing and pulling and fighting

under the moon until we’re

c a l m a g a i n.

You stroke my hair with your words

and I’m dragged into deep waters

into fascinating darkness

into more false promises.

The harder I try to breathe

the harder I drown.

So don’t,

Wait up for me.

Please don’t,

Try to save me.

Just leave me here.

Let me

d r i f t a w a y.

and back to you.

Let me float.