I’m looking right at you
You’re looking at me
The tension is high
As I draw you in
You’re acting so cool
Like you don’t need to swim
But my river is refreshing
And you desperately want a dip
The water is calm
For now
While you’re admiring my allure
From over there
I invite you to at least dip your toes
You stay where you are
So nobody knows
Meanwhile there’s a fire with my name on it
And it’s calling to me
It doesn’t aim to distract me
But it offers what I want
Still
My river is calm
Still
The tension is strong
I don’t lose sight of you
But I can feel the heat
The fire is getting closer and hotter
Without much effort
The waters begin to move
Lightly
You try to look away
I feel the cool breeze
Against my now warm skin
I don’t like how you tease me
But now I’m hot within
The flames are all around my body
They’re dizzying my mind
I can feel a strong wind now pushing me around
I lose my sense of stability
The waters flowing rapidly now
The stream is almost violent
I can’t fix my eyes on you
But I can feel you there
Your breath all around me
I’m feverish
Cold and warm
The sweat drops on my skin
Become like ice and then melt and evaporate
While I’m left on the river bank
With nothing to rest my head on
Fire and wind
All around me
Swirling together
In the most uncomfortable way
How did I let either of these elements
Swoop in and overcome me?
How do I clear them
So it’s only my river and me?
