Adrift

A little thing. Feel silly. Let the line out a bit too much, too fast. Got too far from shore. Exposed. Not safe to have these feelings so far from home. Hear waves lapping, soft, washing away. Can't touch the bottom. Not safe. Ringing in my ears, filled with sound. Words I do not know. My heart is racing. Can't hear over the waves. Suddenly queasy, short of breath. Heart attack or passion. Or feeling foolish for letting out too much line.