only.

i'm not sure i'd missed it, but looking into chest, i noticed.
my hearts' ears are under water.
i wondered vaguely when they took the plunge.
i didn't hear their breath buried somehow.

they choose when to hear, and these days aren't them.
if only they'd have less auditory charge.
it would make my head clear,
and we'd all accept it.
the close & the tear.
it'd be fire proof & hard,
not just bubbles that we don't understand.

sea water let's us believe what we dream.

but those bubbles aren't filled for a reason.
the sounds they make are inked & final.
even upon deaf ears, true is true.

i wish those bubbles didn't make my deaf heart break.
if only.