Lake Michigan
Beautiful glacier scar across the land—
love is always dangerous
and deep.
One moment, your toes are curled
in cool sand, the sun
warming your forehead.
Then, without warning, the current comes—
it’s no use trying to swim back
to shore.
Whatever strength you thought you had,
this requires a different kind—
to see safety
and not reach for it, to strike out instead
along the coast, deep waters and the sight
of land,
hope and fear and exhilaration curled up together
in your chest— if you are the kind of person who falls in love
with a scar.
