I feel your joy
bathed in warmth
a splash of sea
surrounds your form
at play within a pool of grace
pleasure exists before my gaze

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The distance is far
oceans in me
time passes slow
memories and need
the end of the earth
the silence I seek
burn like a star
make me believe

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As dark as the world can be
through whatever horror I must face
I will choose my destiny
I will decide my own fate

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Crawling
from one day into the next
slowly
over sharp and unyielding terrain
skyward
my eyes drift to the looming peak before me
onward
I go

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I should give in
I can’t remember warmth
a day without ghosts
a moment free from worry
or the dull ache that leaves me numb
but I refuse

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The sea gently sweeps the shore
in the distance
the gulls play hide and seek
the dock reminds me it is made of wood
and the sun melts for me

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His grey beard whispers
secrets learned through
constant struggle with the unseen

His eyes look past me
into the darkness I carry within me

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I look back
into the calm
eyes closed I see the surface
drenched with the morning sun
I feel the breeze on my neck
and I wait in silence