Abyssal Peace
Beneath the endless waves lays a body
Piscine and bow-legged; felt from miles away
Next to it, I sit
Lungs half-full, dappled sunlight caressing me
An abyssal peace shared with none
A third dimension for a third generation
Thinking beyond forward and back, left and right
To breach that holiest of axes; Z
Shunned by most and ignored by the one I sought to share it with
I retreat to this watery womb where I once hid
When the fear that I blighted their's
Was all-consuming and fruitful
These beasts do stand on land
Battered by the ridges we mastered
Unable to see beyond X and Y
A trio of terror; locked to two dimensions
In the endless summer sun, it's easy to imagine
Countless grains of sand, like stars in space
A massive axe, a laptop, a condom
A perfect weapon of your choosing
I am your lord of summer
A queen of the season I loathe the most
A king of the titles they so adored
Your eternal champion of sweat and rust
Light and dark revolving around a spore
Both ensconced as eternal and unbeatable
Yet hesitant to ever return, lest it spoils the memory
And reduces a house of cards to ash
A world rises beneath my feet
Forever tattooing truth upon the soil
The beauty of the bite-sized
Lost upon the target I aimed for
Thus do futures slip away from them
Forever wondering what they'd think of them
Does it set your teeth to grinding the way mine do
Watching our archetypes perform their symphony?
Even in a golden age, I dreamt of another
Ever wishing I lived a dream younger
Only to look back fondly the older I get
Laughter, not bitter, but admonishing
So I drop back into that cerulean sunset
And admire the beasts swimming leagues and aeons beneath
Dragging my waterlogged frame back to shore
For a piscine meal before the sun sets
Life's a beach, and a lonely one at that
But this lonely beach is forever cast in gold
Eternally warm, but never burning
An abyssal peace away from time.
Copyright © Derek Chos | Year Posted 2021
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