Lost in you

Fell off the boat, 
the gentle water rocking, 
didn't even notice at first, 
how my clothes became soaked, as I 
fantasized 
I was the ocean.
Thought how pleasant
it could be, to just stay
diffused that way, 
each part of me lost in the 
larger unseen, my head rocked on top
-pretending to not
be caught up...
but then, the first nip,
called me to clarify, 
I burst up the ladder, 
thoughts a panic,
hands taking stock
shocked, by the promise held 
in that first nibble. 

...and yet,  still, 
I am called to the sea.