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Given To the Sea

The only true friend to me, Are the deep blue waves of the sea. Here, I lay, Waiting for the day, They drift on by, And drag me away. There I will go, My demons and me, To rest until the end of time, At the bottom of the sea. My bones will be grains of sand. My skull shall lay by my useless hand. My ribs will construct a home, Down by where the creatures roam. Yet, I choose this over a proper grave, For I need no coffin to be enslaved. Here, my soul shall be free, In a kingdom not near, But in the sea.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2016




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Date: 5/19/2016 2:51:00 PM
Dejua Edmondson, creative and well done. Thank you for sharing. **SKAT**
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Date: 1/26/2016 9:53:00 PM
Dejua, congrats on your fine win. XOX - LINDA -
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Date: 1/15/2016 2:13:00 PM
I, too, wish to not enter a coffin....because the rate of return to the Earth is forever lost and....I would rather be cremated and planted in a tree....preferably cannabis so my friends can get high to me....lol....I am digging this dejua....;)
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Date: 1/16/2016 2:42:00 PM
Reply to the Reply. Eric, the undertaking business tries very hard with a concrete vault to boot. What a reason for being cremated! I chuckle and sigh.
Date: 1/14/2016 9:33:00 PM
Dejua, great pen congratulations on your win!
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Date: 1/14/2016 9:16:00 PM
Dejua,, Congrats on your Into The Blue win. ** SKAT **
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Date: 1/10/2016 6:46:00 PM
Hi Dejua, WELCOME to poetry soup. I hope you have fun with this wonderful community. You'll find many friendly poets who are ready to support and give positive feedback. I will enjoy following you and your poetry :) We are Lucky To Have you. Enjoy Poetry Soup:) Your New Poet Friend @-> LINDA <-@
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Date: 1/10/2016 6:06:00 PM
Hello Dejua,, Welcome to Poetry Soup. It will be a delight to read and become familiar with your poems in the future. As for now, I will greet you with the same smile others passed when I first joined the soup. Wishing you and your poetry the best. I hope you get to meet all the nice poets around here STARTING with me- SKAT :-) Please drop a hello and tell me a little about yourself if you wish. I would like to be your newest poetry soup "FRIEND" Hugs.. SKAT
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