Love Poem: Desperation's Undercurrent
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Written by: Lycia Harding

Desperation's Undercurrent

The hurt is pooling in my throat

and to avert the watershed,
you build the dams I tolerate,
make my demands the stagnant moat
where if the bridge is drawn, I'll drown

So I hold on to stay afloat

Then, once I'm safely back onboard,
your gaze, a hazel gray garrote,
will take my breath away, instead

I tolerate the dams you build
for fear I'll find no other boat