Poem drafts

When I met you

My world disappeared

I swam in your ocean 

Full of my tears 

Trying to stay afloat 

In the currents of the sea 

Learning its patterns 

Learning how to breathe 

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I forgot I once was alone

I forgot I could walk 

I’d been swimming so long

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The water tasted salty

It burned my skin

For I had many cuts

From letting you back in 

My eyes stung too

I was blind for you 

I wasn’t aware your ocean 

Would drown me in despair 

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I kept swimming 

I kept hoping to tame the sea

But that can’t happen 

The sea can only drown me

I looked for somewhere safe

But instead you sent a huge wave 

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Tumbling in the sand 

I got up and felt the land 

Unfamiliar it seemed

Made me miss your salty sea

But not too long after 

I felt the breeze 

It dried the water 

Made me feel free

And I remembered

I was still me

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Your ocean was a gift

A moment in time 

I would never forget 

But I couldn’t spend eternity 

Getting lost in the waves 

In your sea of instability