raiment

dip my tip of toe
to test the temp
and crustacean claws
creep and crunch
captors nab and grab
to pull me to the deep
the green grey rip
to speed my trip
as kelplike leeches
cling and writhe
to make my raiment
an abyssal chain
wraps me round
'gainst which i strive
to rise on apogean tides
but land recedes more
as current carries me
beyond the reach of you
standing silent on the shore