Shedding Loss
Cast in bronze she sits by the seaside on a rock of dreams
Smaller than I always made her to be after all those years
Her head once again stolen as I gape into an unknown
Decapitation straight from the heart of vandalized fears
Humiliated I search for her fins and mine to propel the ocean
Of tears and forgiveness and remember how hurt I had been
When she tied a steely chord around my neck and pushed me
Into the void after she severed trust and hope from remains
I fail to comprehend why people cannot let go without hatred
And what is the purpose of dismembering memories of love
Like an octopus I sort out my tangled arms and hold myself close
Embrace what is left and attempt to grow a new body and soul
Revenge is way past me as I gather jetsam and flotsam and
Driftwood of strength covered in seashells and mother of pearl
How I wished it was you who was trapped in destruction but
Then I relish the thought that I healed for good and you never did
23rd September 2019
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