Greif
The water is calm at first
Quiet against the sandy shore
Then the waves of reality grasp your ankles
The strong relentless wave of sadness pulls me in
Why do I feel so alone?
Now knee deep in water I trudge towards shore
Pushing just to feel okay
Pushing to accept that they're gone
Once I thought I was back to the shallow end
The tide drags me back in for more
Can no one see me struggling not knowing how to float?
This time shoulder length deep, seaweed grasping my feet
Choking on tears, gagging on the taste of salt not knowing if it's my tears
Or just the water swallowing me whole
Don't tell me you understand
Tsunami of emotions
Typhoon of memories
Someone please help me stay afloat
Don't tell me to just get over it
I'm paddling to what I think is shore
The water is rising it's almost past my eyelids
Hoping, wishing, praying to feel like myself again
I know you're just trying to help
I know you may not know what to say
I know it may seem like there's oceans between us
I know it may take awhile until I seem like myself again
Just please don't let me drown until then
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Such awesome poetry too can be your friend and not let you drown, and prayers are a must as they can really help as well. Your metaphoric muse with the seashore terms is splendidly awesome and conveys your feelings so aptly and creatively. The typhoon and tsunami are also my fav poetic words . Kudos for this superb muse.
plz pleez do drop by to read and comment under my newest poem too. Such thoughts interaction via comments feel warm in this cold world so we can be all be friends.