awakening

quiet now,
discouragement
the futility of his efforts

attempted
tottering
tempered

bouts
that melted into one another
and, melting,
did not break
but grew daring and reckless,

a feeling held away from her

and the strains reached them heavy.

She had not lost herself.
but, in realizing power,
she had fallen
overestimating her strength.

there was no weight of wonder
in solitude
swim out away from her unaccustomed vision

sleep lightly

swam
swum