Underwater Love*

Strong fingertips barely touching my skin like he cannot
Get enough. Our breaths mingled together in the salty
Ocean air. This is our oxygen. We are tangled in a knot

Like our tails, getting so lost in each other. Our bodies
Being pushed together by the strong water current. Hand
Lying against his chest to feel his steady and unfaulty

Heartbeat. In this underwater world, this is our wetland
And our home. He is my kind of freedom and hope.
We are more than just a tiny and small grain of sand.

He washes away my sadness and helps me cope
With loss. He is my pearl and anchors all wrapped in one.
He is a part of my soul. He is my heart. He is my rope

That is always around me. Even though the sun
Does not shine, he is still my sun and light.
He is still here when everything has sunk and is done.

*written for The Magic of Merfolk, Sirens & Water Nymphs contest