I guide you, swallow you
into my deep sea
of sweet darkness,
carnal caress,
abysmal love.
From above,
you whisper my name,
my heart you claim.
Your mind and mine merge
in imminent flight,
a dismal height,
into each others’ souls.
Together we ride
wave after wave subsides.
We crash.
You can’t save me
from my own riptide.
I reach for you
to erase my tears,
but my fears
ascend and crest
with every breath
and beat of a heart
I know is not mine.