A strip of sea dressed with flecks of wild ice
Runs black and murky between us.
I wave into the cold air and it
Sucks vicelike at my shivering fingers.
You hesitate, I think, behind an
Ornamental mist; a sheen, frigid.
Light dulls where clouds hide the sky
As though it were a hidden message.
“I remember crying here”, I say,
Hoping the words reach your ears
On the wind.
Drums sound in the distance and I’m lost,
For a moment, pushing away the memory.
A fish leaps, almost precisely where
Our eyes meet. A wet thrash consumes it.
Have you ever wondered how far
You could swim in this water before you’d drown?
I imagine I have.
You turn and leave and I stop shivering.
The light falls like a bomb and I’m alone again.
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Brilliant words so well composed and deep poem. Great.
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Very nice poem, I could see your story as I read the words, I am going to reblog this one for you.
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Reblogged this on Truth Troubles.
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