it seems as though
I’m living under water,
deep and alone, surrounded
by the calm fluid, stillness
I can see your face in the
ripples on the surface
of the water,
so close,
but when I reach out I realize
it’s just a reflection of you
disappearing into a thousand
fluid fragments above me.
I can hear everyone
above the surface laughing,
tuned down an octave by the
pressure of the water,
and I can see their sneers
painted on the water above-
as I drift lower, lower,
sinking away from the light…