I knew about drowning br Long before love taught me: br Eyes, nose, mouth filled with water, br Holding my breath br Until lungs screamed for air br and my pulse crashed in my ears br Like breakers on a rocky shore. br From one near-drowning I feared deep water br And took until I was a teen to learn to swim. br And so it was with love: br One kiss and I knew br How close to drowning love was.