Beyond the Breakers
Beyond the Breakers
Life’s crashing surf rebuked me
tossed my tortured being
back into the roaring loneliness.
Repeatedly I dove into the fury
defying the strength of demon gods
cursing the frailty of men
railing against the invisibility
of a sightless future – straining
to escape its shore.
Wearily I fell victim to the tides
drawn limply into foaming eddies
that bid me – succumb
to the solace of the silence
beyond the breakers
sink slowly into her arms
feel the warming sun
fade into the numbing depths
of cold abandon.
2/7/2017
submitted to – Beyond the Breakers – Poetry Contest
Copyright © John Lawless | Year Posted 2017
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