OCEAN LOVER
you close your eyes
to protect them from
the stinging salt
your hands touch cold
as the underbelly of ocean
slithery as creatures
that dart across its sightless sand
your breath rotates through mine
in one long suffocating swell
chokes my lungs
your brackish lips hold me down
for what seems an eternity
bubble kisses through my brain
your body clings to me
like seaweed
holds tight
as an anchor
hooked on a rock
after we are done
you gulp in the good air
while I swallow water
you open your eyes
so they can surface
I keep mine closed
so I can drown
John Grey is an Australian born poet, works as financial systems analyst. Recently published in Poem, Caveat Lector, Prism International and the horror anthology, “What Fears Become” with work upcoming in Big Muddy, Prism International and Pinyon.
Copyright © 2012 by John Grey
Randomly Accessed Poetics 
What a great line: “your breath rotates through mine in one long suffocating swell”