Underwter

Weighted to the floor

The water washes over more

Ripping through the current

Taking us from shore

We thought we could bare

Flesh in water, out of air

We gasp for more

Sunk

Staying

Grounded

Fair

Like a siren your hair flairs

The dead do not need care

But an anchor at the bottom

The cornerstone of fear

The water and earth mix

At the bottom of this pond

Escape through the back levy

Routing minerals water bubbling round

We are whipped and thrown about

Steadfast and devote

You silence the World

With a muted shout

Knowing this river

Runs wild

Wind is blown

Back into your mouth

Like a gust sincere

Keeping you lifted, clear

Covered in aqueous transitory

And eternal fluid of ether

Embryo’s of life

Free floating, terrified, scared

Nervous system completed

Soul engendered sworn, sweared

The kiss that kills us all

Love is uttered

Whispers; dares.

Christopher Baird 2011 ©