Standing on the rocky shore, nudging the splintered paddle
below
Body and mind ache from my broken life
Eyeing the line of the heavens and earth
Stunned at lost vessels faltering by
Dots glowing and fading in life’s dance with death
Searching for a moment of solace within each day’s breath
I…MAKE…I! Screaming
with rage
What have I wrought, where is my course?
Eyes search for those in my skeletal cage
Brushing away shards of a world I once knew
Can’t shake the longing… fear wells within
Searching for water on a blistering day
Wondering if whirlpools will stand in my way
Put my soul in a box and lock it away
Her ship’s wake spreads to the ends of the seas
The engine’s echo…a waterlogged dream
A blip on a screen out of range of my being
Something wonderful I’m no longer seeing
I love her so…she’s in my heart
I reach to her as pixels fade and fall apart
Back to the start, wearing weary skin
Angry at starting over again
Fumbling with boards…spilling nails
Building a comfort for watery rails
Thirst builds as I wonder if I’ll sink or sail
Searching for water on a blistering day
Wondering if whirlpools will stand in my way
Put my soul in a box and lock it away
Beautiful. Deep. So descriptive I can 'feel' your emotions. Excellent writing.
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