I feel myself sinking slowly, into pillows of frigid water

She threatens to drown me, to cover my nose and mouth

To wrap around my throat

and choke me

Icy tendrils that grasp at my hand and thread around my fingers

Could She be more still? More quiet?

This is a charming way to greet me, I say

I am not greeting you, she returns

I have never been more free

With my limbs as dead weights, and my mind numb, silent

She has never been more in control

Warm with energy thrumming through her, encompassing a whole other being

Clouds drift ahead, covering the Sun

She looks nervous, caught in an act

A gentle breeze blows by, knowing

As the scent of lilac washes over us

I open my eyes, the world washed in blue

Are you leaving, I ask

Spreading through my body, warmth returns

I flail, trying to hold on, droplets splashing around me

A whisper, No, they haven’t seen me yet, she answers

I see her though

I sense her words as they rain down on me

And simmer into my skin

Her words are sharp, like the tips of an icicle, and I

Feel them unforgiving when they launch out of my mouth

And sink into the skin of someone else

Guilt is smooth, is oil

Oil and water do not mix

Guilt washes over her, and I feel the water recede

Stung by nothing, recoiling all the same

Goodbyes are said

It was nice to be someone else

If only for a moment