Severed

The line of oxygen is taut.

The tether's spent.

Though space is everlasting

And the ocean sinks eternal,

Nothing tangible

Stretches out forever.

I crushed the rope

Until my palms were grated,

Smeared the cable red.

Confused

I watch you drift.

You never reached or grasped

Although I thought I saw you blush again.

I still cannot believe

You were already dead.

- 1/21/25