One of My Own

I'm feeling brave and sassy today, so I'll share with you one of my own.

MICHIGAN SHORES

I test the water with you.

We stand on the shoreline
together

each crash
of crisp sharp waves
around your legs,
browned in the sun
muscled by play

wraps around you
a darting kiss of
sand and foam
crash and pound
throbs in my ears

echoes
the pound of my heart
an undecided thrill
awaiting choice

sand dissolves
beneath my feet
a solid ground
I thought I knew well
gone
as if by illusion

we stand on the shoreline
together

I test the water with you.