peanut peanut Poet Free verse

intertidal zone

I am at the intertidal zone 

The water slowly creeps to my feet
I feel the sand move uncomfortably beneath the water
But I do not move away

The water laps around my knees
An impending sense of dread  
Accompanies the cold waves
But I do not move away

Now the water tickles my waist 
Not in the fun, playful way I used to enjoy 
No, this is a reminder 
That all my worries and burdens 
Will never disappear 
They will eat away at my mind 
Until it is all that I think about 
But still, I do not move away

The water tugs at my shoulders
My spiraling thoughts now so loud, so heavy 
It drags me down
Begs me 
for silence only the currents can carry
For peace only the ocean can hold
So I wait what seems like an eternity
Until the water is finally pulling me under

I am forced the hold my breath
To endure the discomfort that accompanies relief
Darkness swallows me whole
I am lost, suffocating and utterly alone
But I do not move away

For this is the only time 
I can cry unnoticed 
The only excuse I have 
For the water running down my cheeks
Where my tears are wiped away 
With something other than my hands
Where they can’t feel 
The bitterness of my despair or 
The harsh taste of my frustration 

The full tide is my haven as much as it is my destruction 

But you see
I am at the intertidal zone 
The water will leave
Just as it has come

And I will take in one grateful breath of air
As the pressure lifts from my lungs
I will feel the warmth from the sun
Envelope me like a soft blanket
As my limbs are freed from the waves
I will build up my defenses once more
As the currents take away
Both my pain and my comfort 

And I will not remember 
The anxiety that had my heart pounding 
Or the desperation that had my eyes brimming with tears

So I do not move away

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