Prite & Promise -

I had taken long to your shore

From within the febrile sea, I’d finally emerged

On the surface, I kept aspire to never stop

My muscles ached and I was torn

I deny that I am exhausted

-Soon to end

My paramour stood open-armed

On the sand where first took our glance

I’d keep the promise that I made along that bank

All my life, you’re all I need

-The one to draw prosperity

Erasing you would be my fault, and I’d not cry

Stroke by stroke, my arms felt like concrete

I kept my head above surface

But I choked the brackish water

O' I seethed!

It pushed waves of death deep inside my head

-Vibrations of psalm

Amidst the swell, I heard you!

All my life, you’re all I need

-The one to draw prosperity

Erasing you would be my fault, and I’d not cry

But as I inched the forward, how kelp bristled my feet!

Entangled in those fingers

And I’d no strength for a counter

It wrenched and pulled me under

I kept my hands aloft

I would not break my promise

Not here, so close to you!

O' I grabbed the strings and I dug into that knot!

Pushed to your shore, I stumbled out

All my life, I tried to be the one to draw prosperity

I’m wishing everything I drew was gone, and I’d not cry