repause

fall asleep at the bottom of a river with your eyes open wide,

oblivious to the savage tides above.

fall into the arms of the sea like you fall in love-

this gentle current keeping you below,

safe from the wounds that breathing can bestow.

a quiet interlude to another world,

the sun playing through the water,

your hair a halo around your head

like you turned into a madman, or a saint.

here you can fall and never stop,

weave these nonsensical patterns to a halt,

change the course of rivers to the wasteland of your heart.

here you can be and not ask why.

soft ground beneath you, lullaby.