Selfish

My heart had been kept
under wraps
for some time now

hidden within a chest-
out of harms-way

but its strings;
like loose ends
are not always tied up
- they idle;
like fishing lines
trailing in open waters

from out of the blue-
you resurfaced

I soon became, caught up
in your attention
losing my focus

before I knew it,
you trawled me through
muddy waters where your
intentions were clear

then, you sank your teeth
deep into old wounds
and finally dragged me to
your shallow waters

where I drowned

once more.