Lost At Sea
Lost at Sea
By Kevin Robey
May 1, 2013
The ice cold water lapped across his weary face
He opened his eyes and surveyed the fateful scene
How did he fail, and find himself in this place?
His memory recalled what couldn't be foreseen
His body surrendered heat to the vengeful sea
Panicked as his lungs were slowed to a rest
Searching for what he was always supposed to be
There was no defeating the demons he addressed
In a moment he realized his past had been erased
No false pretenses, all that was left was the truth
Following the lines of his veins to a heart defaced
Knowing this is a gift often wasted on the youth
The sounds of his bittersweet symphony around
The honest life was his but his lungs were impaled
By the icy blue sea where he would surely drown
He focused of the music he made as he exhaled
He knew deep down the truth he would never see
The air was warm, and his aching lungs were full
The crashing waves of the suffocating sea
Projections of the chaos that engulfed his soul
He closed his eyes, his broken bones collapsed
On the hot desert ground from the pits of hell
Ice melting off his shoulders as time elapsed
Ringing in his ears was the sound of a death knell
Everywhere a scene on this repetitive screen
As he transitioned from one hell into another
The faces were ghosts from violent dreams
His lungs on fire from ashes of the others
He closed his eyes in desperation and despair
To escape from this tortured reality he found
He opened his eyes to face his demons again
The mirror exposed the very reason he drowned
Copyright © Laura Dee | Year Posted 2013
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