what comes after

Days after we found the note

what was left behind – 

transformed to seafoam thoughts

dissipated in water   

salty mist –

lapping waves

infest my mouth –

sky stacked like canyons

astral project –  

ocean’s center

darkness below –  

a deep has no end

air escapes

time gone –

put her back

put me back

together –

weightless and empty

my arms carve angels against the waves.

Rachel Nielsen is a writer in Oakland, CA. Her writing has appeared in JMWW, Midcult*, SFWP Quarterly, and elsewhere. You can learn more about her writing at rachelnielsenauthor.com or on Instagram at @_rachelnielsen.