vapor sometimes sustains

oh to remember

imaginary remembrance 

can be such bliss  

the where where we are lovers

somehow sustains enough

so that i survive in drowning pools

where cruelty seeks to fill lungs

with shadows of what never comes

some summer

pedalling down

strip to be seen;

her heart held

oceanic sounds

to rival roar

ordinary ears

can hear.

shore in sight

screamed to passersby

something crude in comparison.

deep blue eyes caused reflection

on each comely summer known to me,

when waters were always perfect;

so unlike what winter brings.

/

so early/late

birds scream/sing

nothing/something

alone/in the bosom of the universe