Sinking Ship

I recall how we set sail

emotions unfurled, hearts laid bare

with no thoughts of wearing a veil

or of us growing stale

of this pheromonal warfare

But now we're drifting apart

ocean swells widening the rift

I should have known it would be hard

to mend a broken heart

while diving off a sinking ship

Now i'm drowning

in this sea of despair

trying to break the surface for air

I'm floundering

in a state of disrepair

torn between apathy and care

I will survive on my own

make for myself a new home

among creatures of the deep 

who knows what I will become

next time we meet

you may not recognize me

lost as i'll be

as a dweller of the sea