Body of Sea
Forgive the mind
Its whim and pine
As it bends
To the undertow.
Adrift on this ocean
Of human emotion;
Of chemical
Ebb and flow.
The tides are preset,
Demanding respect. Let
From the body
The mind explore;
An outstretched hand
Will find the sand,
To carve sanity
On the shore.
circa 2005
Copyright © Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib | Year Posted 2017
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