Swimming Home

Swimming Home

It was as if suddenly I felt your love

and so I came swimming home

muddy water dripping from my hands

the key slipping into the unlocked door

Crawling beneath your skin

drawing your breath into my lungs

there is comfort in the familiar

our pasts intertwined

Within these silences

meant to keep you away

always protecting you from my pain

drowning in a pool of darkness

Swimming alone

In my dreams

I can hear her cries

the ghost of a girl calling me

Looking into my own eyes

I can finally see

and reaching out to save myself

I find my way back to you

Angela Minard 2012©