Shallows

You waded into the water,
but were afraid of drowning,
we could have swam so deep,
let it immerse our hearts
in love’s baptism
as it washed us together
with such incredible waves.

Only you were afraid,
too fearful of getting wet,
even though we could have known
that spellbound sense of submersion
into a pool so intoxicating
where I would flow the fount inside
to let you float like a sailboat
beyond the place you hide.

Just couldn’t let go and trust to your heart
and let me be your life preserver.
It would be an amazing,
heart pounding passage.
Now you are just drifting
along the beach in your head,
safely avoiding the water
with the happiness it would have brought.