oceans, and you.

they say that loose lips sink ships,

so my silence is a barrier,

a dam;

it keeps all the water behind it so that the ships won't capsize.

but you coax the words out of me,

maybe intentionally, and maybe not.

you have oceans hidden behind your own barriers too;

oceans carrying more water than the seven seas,

yet you can still take mine.

; please let go of your barriers and let your oceans flow.

i'm here, i'm listening;

my barriers are open to let your water flow in.