Longing comes in waves,
swirling at my feet
pooling in my eyes
rising slowly before
trapping me in your warm embrace.

I’m adrift in your sheets again.

Do I let these tides claim me
and let them overtake me?
Should I let you consume me
and let our memories drown me?
Would I lose myself at sea
in search of temporary ecstasy?

You’re pulling away now,
our memories call out:
swim out further,
sink deeper.

If I’m not careful,
you’ll steal my breath,
like you do every time.

Dawn breaks.

Your sheets
once filled with us
now full of air.

It’s time for you to sail away,
I want to cry out from the shore,
but my voice breaks like waves,
as the longing recedes.