I knew about drowning <br />Long before love taught me: <br />Eyes, nose, mouth filled with water, <br />Holding my breath <br />Until lungs screamed for air <br />and my pulse crashed in my ears <br />Like breakers on a rocky shore. <br />From one near-drowning I feared deep water <br />And took until I was a teen to learn to swim. <br />And so it was with love: <br />One kiss and I knew <br />How close to drowning love was. <br />Should I take the plunge?<br /><br />Lillian Susan Thomas<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/drowning-68/
