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the tide rises, the tide falls | an oceanic literary magazine
Sink or swim
by
Laura Spierings
There's a storm brewing under her skin
and the water is dragging me in
I can't seem to sink or swim
Drawing me further into her shell
from the surface I could never tell
That there's a riptide under her skin
I just hold my breath
and let it in
Laura Spierings is a Dutch poet with an MA in English Literature from Durham University (UK). She has been writing most her life and often finds solace near any body of water.
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