we push the capability of water's
surface tension to over full
in the container of this night
we add drop by hesitant drop
it holds without spilling
slippery fish you dive
to be obscured in the murk of half sleep
i ride the edges of dreams
swallowing hard
anticipation electric
you shift and set a new charge
pulsing through points
reverberating with caution
between the places we touch
i laugh out loud to break
my own surface of pretend calm
my heart beating fast
every breath and gurgling
amplified in my uncertainty
this rippling dark current of desire
flowing fast around my feet and on
and i find myself
so unexpectedly
wet
