Drowning Ophelia

The water seeps up, up

(lapping, licking, soothing)

twisting around the parts of your body that

you have come to know and hate because

this is the body that the world abandoned

The water is soothing

the water is deep

lay down your heavy head

close yours eyes and sleep

(thick, dreaming, dark)

sweet, bright little lamb

so alone, so lost in Hell

The water circles your neck

clothing you in elegant dress

your mouth was once dust

your body made of bugs

now water floods your lungs

(silk against burlap)

you feel clean and pure and done

This is how you drown

legs twisted and still

hands thrust out into the chill

letting the water, clean and cold

(sweet, inky, dark, deep)

take your tired, finished mind

and dance it down to sleep

~Rebel