Is like
walking into a river
trying to reach the other side,
she stands there in sweet
demeanor,
elegant and swift
the current sweeps underneath
binds my ankles
rips me underwater
like a tethered piece of rope
the last thing I see
is her melancholy
watching me drift away,
a soft tear
a glance over her shoulder,
as the forest
embraces her silent
departure.
© Scott F Savage 3/2020