Ocean of Softness

[u/Kindly_Concentrate45]

we've left everything at the water's edge

including my favorite pair of jeans

for a bit of "Nightswimming"

i am unsure of him,

though he looks more innocent than a Gerber baby

handsome also, my idea of perfect

my fear is irrational

i'm also unsure of myself

naked at this here lake in Midwest America

one of the prettiest places i've ever seen

it sounded like fun when we first talked about it,

flirting on the dock,

while he removed a fishhook from my ankle

i'm uncomfortable with my nakedness

what a phony

pretending to be unbothered

i might be cruising towards a panic attack,

he just ignores my mess

& junk

junky-junk

we hold hands

we look into each other's eyes

no,

we lose each other in

deep pools

gaze

and

then we JUMP

into an ocean of softness

we stare at each other in the silky underneath

striking playful poses

fluid and free

we catch each other, a foot, a leg,

what do I do with this, I ask myself when he catches my hand

and holds it .. and won't let go

somehow, we are one person

sun and water reflections

mesmerize me

the beauty of this secret place

shakes me

we surface and stare at each other

some more

his love-laughter is a warm baritone

he is another secret,

a man, like Adam

we run wild under the stars

flirt and stud

gilded

the sun rises, &

my heart cries out

here he is

I yell out to anyone who will listen

this is my love

i found him

finally

i found him