afloat
see a world with no friction
where people actually listen
love could be different
but the rumble’s still persistent
burnt on the pavement
no grace no stipulations
her own reflection hides away
voices of the water
scream as i watch her
fall down
down
down
further
she talks for so long she
can’t recognize her own voice
in her head of freedomless will
she treads water to stay
afloat
for you
for him
for her
crystalline eyes blinded by
noxious sounds of digital cities
idyllic minds, innocently aghast
swathed in suffocating rubies
saturated in this swamp
drenched by insidious wasps
entitled intelligence
voices of the water
scream as i watch her
drown in misery
a blur
of liquor
she slurs
timeless this moment
cookie cutter girl, so intent
slow seamless wash, so potent
can you hear her shriek?
hits the brakes she escapes
even the water lies to me
she despises restraint, the sea
she treads water to stay
afloat
for me.
for you?
no more