aqua

fluid ecstasy,

dripping stars

from my coral cased strands,

rivers tumbling down

from the crevices

in my hands.

two lilies found a home-

one tangled behind my ear,

the other dangling

at my hips,

lapping at the moonlit surface,

dipping in to taste the night.

i swim and breathe

in forbidden air,

the water folds

and finds its way

into my panic fringed nerves

to kiss my fears away.

another moment

and i will fade away

in a whirlpool, forever.

just tonight

i shine

in my watery jewels

with shooting stars

in my heart.