The Beautiful Drowning
"The Beautiful Drowning"
Barefeet
dancing in the sand
the warm ocean licks
insolent toes
to its command
whispers its secrets
calling us in deeper
indolently caressing
our naked futures away
legs wrapped around
warm bodies, we are far gone
way past the markers
we swim like koi
treasure sought, a kiss taken
salty sweet given,
then drifting like poets
coquettishly brazen,
seductive we
softly graze the forgotten,
fingers trace the lines
of neck and silky waist
we cling to the concept of
diving for pearls
way past the marks
the old safety buoys,
no need for words
to read the other,
now wanton laughter,
primitive currents
towards the cool world
of another
feet leaving gravity
we venture forward
listing like a welcome mistake
into the great hereafter
becoming one thought
each consumed by the other
music pulses in our co-joined form
we move like tides
pulling into each other
ever closer
waves wash over us
we become;
submerged
in the beautiful
drowning
of it all,
we are far from
safe harbour
in the soup
with wild things
we forget creatures
with sharp teeth and fins
when we’re skinny dipping
scribbling
the night away
diving for pearls
and other
tricky things
(LadyLabyrinth / 2022)
"Love in Motion"/ Icehouse
https://youtu.be/RB1G3hdg9vI
“Primitive Man” Full Album, Icehouse
https://youtu.be/BbEZ9wRPO80
Is buoy pronounced boy?
"If you've grown up in the USA, you may be wondering why we're discussing these words together. After all, “boy” is pronounced to rhyme with “toy,” while “buoy” is pronounced “boo-ee,” so they don't sound alike. However, in other English dialects, such as British and Australian English, “boy” and “buoy” are homophones."
thankfully I retain a sense of humour -
and I'm still here. What's a girl to do? ;) Xx
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