Peace or Pleasure

Photo by Sophie Louisnard on Unsplash

Peace or pleasure

or neither

I like that you don’t know

you’re a dream boat

a dream to me

His shirt reads “happiness is a man and his boat”

soon to be mine

past down for safe keeping

to sleep in and dream in

I guess that’s all it takes —

real simplicity

You me and the sea

You pulled us through still water

and into the bay

Creatures of the deep grabbing at our feet

only as real as nightmares

I like to think you’ll continue

guiding me through

what may otherwise choke

my lungs and tear my eyes

I’ve never known you to be there

holding on while I’m gasping for air

At least I’ll keep on trying to survive it

knowing that you did

you tried