Black Lake

At night, to keep from fretting I go to the lake in the dark It's black surface mirrored and glistening Capturing a smear of starts The way it took and embraced me In stillness, like death As deep and endless As a last breath This is how to be made invisible When ripples still, and the echo fades Unbroken bodies of water And all earthly weight forgot This is how it embraced me In stillness like death Ask deep and endless As a last breath