Black and white photo of hands reaching above the water with dramatic lighting.

Lanier – Paul Dennis Jr

at times i think the danger great

to place my heart back on the line,

should i embrace or should i wait

before i let her take what’s mine?

Love is a lake; it’s water way

too murky to see in it’s depths,

and once you’re in, there’s no escape;

not even when you need a breath.

you see, i might just try to leave

but you’re the weight that holds me down.

i pray that God leaves me bereaved

of Love, or else i’ll likely drown..

say i do not come up for air,

and just descend to Lovers’ deep?

say i do not come up for air,

and risk Loveless eternal sleep?

in my experience, the more

i Love someone, the more it hurts…

when you can’t prove or reassure

me that you’re mine, it makes it worse.

maybe it’s time that i admit

sometimes i ponder whether you

are serious; you’re hesitant…

…unless you fear the water too?

what if we never got inside;

cowered behind our fear of hurt?

say we gave up just to stay dry?

well maybe then we’d die of thirst..

say i did not come up for air,

and just embraced true Love’s descent.

say we did not come up for air…

maybe our Love would never end.

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