in your wake you drown me,
i grasp to be pulled by you--
on your path you dizzy me,
my position, your tandem--

i see it all second
if not blinded by you--
less air to my lungs
if not consumed by you--
less sun on my skin
if not eclipsed by you--

i will emerge, surpass
i will transcend you--
strengthed by the bits
you thoughtless cast behind--
empowered, pull out from underneath you
and you will fall aside.