This Place is Sh*t

I drift in emerald waters slow

with the stars looming above

and the waves humming low

unfeeling dirges.

The water parts as I wade

towards you

folding like velvet sheets

undying with grace

How can you lie to me

that everything will be fine

I hate how your words

strung me along

I believed you,

I loved

and now I have your blood

on my soft hands

I never wished to hurt you.

You taught me how to swim

held me through fear

your hand was warm in the cold

waters of betrayed trust.

You said I would never sink

you whispered soft words in the deep

before you pushed me underneath

lungfuls of blue brine.

You saw me raw

you saw me cry

I believed you were mine

to call a friend

Till you sold me to them

who tore me apart

while you watched and laughed

I remember your smile

Now I drift in slow waters

with you by my side

You’ll learn to trust me with yourself

like I once did to you

I wish it never came to this

Me giving up you.

The current is strong

my spirit is weak

drifting away from you

Waters coloured red

I wept

but the waves still carry me

to a shore where I breathe again.