High Tide: A poem by me

We stood together, overlooking the water

Trusting you I jumped in with both feet

Unafraid to be sucked in by the whirlpool that was your promises

Excited to be moved by the current that was your laugh

And letting the riptide that was your smile pull me in

You attached an anchor to my heart

Leaving me grounded in an ocean of my own obliviousness

I sat there

Naive and silly

Unprepared for the tsunami that would soon follow

Huge waves crashed over my head

I couldn’t breathe

Completely immersed in a sea of broken promises, lies an pain

Continuing to be sucked in like the unfortunate beach chairs that weren’t moved fast enough

I was drowning

The undertow of our broken relationship pulled me in deeper

Unable to bring myself to the surface that was the truth

And breath the air that was reality

I struggled

Gasping for air

I continued to suffocate

My senses flooded by your hallow promises

I was trapped

Drowning Drowning Drowning

Until I sank to the bottom