Falling in love with the God of the sea

abrupt interruptions come in rushing white
waves throughout the day and the night,
I can’t calm the tide, recklessly ebbing
to overtake my mind––and I yield

a stream of wild seahorses encircles my soul
outdistances me—pulling me down
as undercurrents clash
I twist and turn, almost surrender

treading water, tired and raw, I drift toward
making an end—survival instinct kicks in,
yet I have no breath, no voice, when
engulfed in Poseidon’s fierce embrace

he floods my thoughts, I start to sink
plunges his trident into my dreams
he swamps the clandestine space I keep
to come ashore to break and hide

he awakens me and makes me yearn
waves swell around me and I grow in fear,
my dripping heart’s been deluged for days
his love splashes, crashes, fills and escapes

a tumultuous swell of waves shows his face
a surging crest calls out my name
I succumb, though unconvinced that he can
love me without drowning me in the sea.

Suzanne S. Eaton is an author and marketing consultant. She has written many corporate stories and magazines. She authored the book “Chinese Herbs,” reprinted by Harmony Press seven times. She has written for various magazines and anthologies. Most recently, Down in the Dirt Magazine, Writer Shed Stories, Seaborne Magazine, The Purpled Nail, and The Silent World in Her Vase (TSWHV) have selected her work for publication.