sole embrace
I don't need to see to believe
That rest could be a gentle sea
Bound to the mast in hurricane dreams
Corrupting the peace of my dormancy.
Sloshing through on aching soles
thrashing clawing to submerge my soul
in hope that I won’t wake up in solus
Without you here I just feel so soulless.
I just need your sole embrace
To move my mind to a dormant place
To ease my heart to a slower pace
Like when you and I had our souls embrace.
But you're still such a terrible liar
Threw lies that set my heart on fire
Without you here I just feel so wired
cause sleep doesn't help when your soul is tired.
So i don't need to see to believe
When every night I feel those seas
I see us swaying calm and free
And I drown in the places you took from me.
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Primarily personal grief/longing; some abstract meditation on rest/soul.
Multiple interlocking ideas: rest, loss, lies, insomnia, yearning densely packed.
Overwhelmingly sorrowful: heartbreak, drowning, soullessness, weariness dominate.
Turbulent language: thrashing, clawing, fire, wired convey agitation and intensity.
Approximately 28 lines; falls within 16-30 line range.
Rich metaphorical language: sea, mast, drowning, fire, souls; vivid imagery throughout.
Pure lyric internal voice; intimate first-person meditation on loss and longing.
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