I am near the water

I am near the water,

I am near a lake,

I am near a riverbank

But make no mistake

.

I am secret urges --

I, a silent care,

Cannot drown in any of these

Even though I dare

.

Depths and shadowed shorelines,

Marsh and coastal bight,

And how life submerges love

Then drowns it in the night.

.

I am near a rivulet,

I am near a brook.

I am near an estuary

But you must not look --

.

For a look can push me

Into briny seas --

Just as I spin in whirlpools deep,

Every time you please.

.

I am not a person;

I am an undertow,

Tempting you from mainland I am

Everywhere you go.

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