Lost in Love

Much like love, water is one of the most
powerful forces in the world and
I want a love with you that feels like drowning.
Consumed by passion, no time
to surface for air.
A drowning that feels safe,
my trauma unaware
it should be brooding.
Your presence quieting my troubled mind,
pushing negative thoughts out into
the abyss to float away.
You remind me of my wholeness.

I want a love with you that feels like drowning,
but one that doesn't suffocate me,
just one to take my breath away.
My skin permanently pruning as I
inhale all the beautiful things you say.
I want to get lost in love
with no compass and no desire
to find our way.

It's true that finding love after trauma
is about finding a safe space to drown but
darling, with you, I'm ready
to take the plunge.

-Liz