Surrender Me This Time

Globs of gray pull me in deeper
Quick-mix cement slurp me up
Dragging me further into the chasm
Plum and raven swirls lash at my dangling feet

Your face sullen as your nails dig at my skin
Fighting to get away from me
Knuckle-white I hold onto your hand
Silently we struggle

Lavender trees sway in the whirlwind
While dragonflies play over the river of salt
Azure rays of light bounce off my cheeks
Baritone whispers escape your lips

Succumbing to the pulls, scratches, lashes
I surrender to the chasm below
As I fall silently into the plush swirls of lilac and ebony
Beams of white escape your ruby maw