Ocean

The ocean laps at my toes
Dark and seductive
I imagine its cold arms holding me
Icy lips kissing my skin

The wind lashes at me
Slicing at my bare skin
Stinging and frigid
Beautifully painful

The only rain here
Falls from my eyes
Sky-diving down my face
Disappearing into the sands

My brain has no control here
Dead from sleepless nights
I step forward
Letting the waters race up my legs

Throwing my head back
My lips parting
A hideous, wailing sound reaches my ears
That sound is me

Murky indigo hands grasp my arms
Pulling me closer
Pulling me in
Filling my senses with nothing but blue

The ocean is my only lover now