water – Ciara Ashley Johnson

In Another Dimension

I see myself being a little girl, from 5 and on, with my dad, paddling out into the waves and he’s teaching me how to surf. I see us, like two water babies, and I’m learning skills I wish I only learned from him. I’ve been watching a lot of surfer movies lately. Classics andContinue reading “In Another Dimension”

sinking

sink or swim. you think i might swim, i’m so good at it. but the denseness of underwater blues is so much more appealing these days. the quiet abyss wraps its arms around me. sways me left to right, its just the way i like it. it’s just what i need right now. the wetnessContinue reading “sinking”

deep waters, unfinished

fractured line of reasoning. sedated, swimming in deep waters. these are my waves, my hidden corals, my seeking riptides. and all that i am afraid of, all that i enjoy sleeps with me in the heavy currents. when the blues and the purples match my skin tone, i know that its consumed me. and whileContinue reading “deep waters, unfinished”

geyser

crystal geyser, i feel your rumble. what began as a trickle is beating quickly against the walls of my heart. looking for a quick escape in my eyes, i cant fight this feeling. and as i search for the words i remember to stop. react. shut the umbrella and let it pour up, out andContinue reading “geyser”

caught

i caught that. found your hard side, slipped through my cracks like water, it did. and you meant none of it, i know. but i caught it. it slid down my chest, right into my belly. easy with the balloons that were already there. caused breathlessness. my likeness. and i can’t tell you. paranoia. learnedContinue reading “caught”