Love is
being by the frigid sea
and the day
is burning your skin
freckles growing and bursting
rolling down your face
and the waves
they roll up your shins
to climb way over your head
and your skin, it burns
and freezes
to mould together
to create something brand new
and it’s blistering
and it’s new
and it makes your heart beat faster
And then your senses cool
normalising,
dulling
and your skin numbs
and the waves no longer
sting your face with salt
the wind slows
and drifts and calms
blue shades of grey
And then,
it’s just you,
with your feet
in a paddling pool.