Uchenna, Writer, Engineering Student

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Poem Prompt: Cold Water

Did I ever tell you
how much you meant to me?
How much I cared?
How much I held on?
Because I did--

I closed my eyes
and dived right into
your cold, cold water.
I saw your face,
your eyes entranced me.
Those pearly eyes--
a gateway to the sea,
and everything within it.

I was so excited to swim.
I spent weeks sewing together
special handmade bathing suits;
one for you, one for me.
I wore it
ready to swim,
but when I touched the surface,
it was cold.

No longer welcoming--
No longer loving--
No longer warm.
But I was already in.
Your tide came out,
 the waves overtook me,
and the salt locked me in.

Your pearly eyes
were what lured me in--
a gateway
to cold water.

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