Nothing To Lose
On a California day
I stand toes in the sand
Sipping the sanguine truth.
That deep blue water
Has laid many a man to rest.
To me it is like a dream
Both real and out of grasp.
I dream of row boats
And a woman in a summer dress.
We talk and laugh
About the trials that life as laid
At our feet.
The tide carries us out to sea
But we don’t notice
Until it is too late.
Then frantically I try to row us ashore.
We wring our hands,
Make excuses
And try desperately to make light
Of our situation.
My muscles ache as I pull against the current
Is it too late?
And then we spot a frigate
And wave them to our side.
They tow us in past the tide
As we sit and sip our wine
And laugh at our luck.
It is easy to be free
When you have nothing to lose.
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