Water Carrier, by D. J. Brennan

D. J. Brennan

Water Carrier

I am become a river

Of tears a waterfall

A rag wringing out

I am become water

A washing away

A cleansing of self

And you

Brought forth

Swimming in me

Souls inseparable

I am a water carrier

Of souls

In tears of longing

I am dead and alive

My soul exists in water

In a purity of being

My soul and your soul

Exposed to the world

In an anguish of grief

Longing for your body

To return

My body is drowning

I drink your soul

You are washing me away

Take me

August 2016

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