Fathoms of Fervor 
By Mickey Black

I’m lost in your current,
Tangled in tendrils of icy blue. 
I could easily drown here,
Entranced by the scent of you. 
Lulled by your siren’s song,
I’m a sailor lost at sea. 
But I don’t fear the wreckage,
For you are here beside me. 
Long have I languished,
In an ocean wrought with strife.
You’re my compass pointing me home,
In you I have new life. 

Mickey Black is an author and poet from Richmond, Virginia. She writes primarily romance and poetry but loves short stories as well. Be on the lookout for her anthology appearances in “The Greatest Holiday Romance Stories Ever Written” by Kissmet Quarterly, “Tread Lightly, Speak Gently” and "Kaleidoscopic Quill” by Wild Ink Publishing. Her debut novel, “When Mountains Crumble”, will be released in October of 2026.