Handprints

I submerge where water meets the land

Head first let it wash me of their prayers

We stripped bare of everything but ink

Keeping rhythm, drowning sins

While trying not to sink

Down where spirits can not find us

I cry out for a god I can't rely on

Down where our voices can be heard

Where my secrets seep into your skin 

Without saying a word

Some nights I pull you under

Seeking colors only we create

We swirl together, like paint on a canvas

Leaving smudges with our hand prints

Other nights you drag me out

Resuscitating me 

With the beauty that pours from your mouth

Tonight we sing a melody

We are each others harmony

Above the water, distance seems farther

When worlds collide, come find me near the shallow tides