Currents

appear to me in waves

foamy surfaces diffuse then

smash against rock

pebble & sand

light’s muted shine in

white trim: an arabesque about

torrents of navy-black water

the pealing reminder a piccolo

gives an orchestra—her keys

flutter as mimics the bird

sounding an endless trill

float over fluid foundation

dip & dive under

covers from above

ebb to the shore, cower,

disperse but don’t disappear

your image apprehensive

a refraction of light

synapse

seiche in my mind; disrupted

my developing worldview

believe whatever you want; I

never realized the problems we drown

will always resurface

impressment! take over the

ship I so particularly sail, carefully

calculated movements no match

make me a soldier in

your army, give me a

spear, give me a

euphemism, give me a

dogma to wrap my

fingers around, give me a

chance to assert myself, in

affirming yourself, in

accusing herself, in

an accidental alliance, in a

secret betrayal

we used to play battleship

in the living room

I sat crisscross-applesauce

but those ships have sunk and

those currents pull you away

separated from home

flood my eyes

flood her eyes

do not watch our tears fall