Something New
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I'm stranded on a sailboat
in the doldrums of my mind,
but there's comfort within jail though
when I know just what I'll find.
There's nothing new. Nothing new.
You pushed me to the plank so
I knew I must sink or swim,
and I guess that I should thank you
for that's when I could begin
To be something new. Something new.
My chameleon skin is shedding,
and I'm not sure what I'll be.
Is my compass bearing heading
me to land or back to sea?
But it's something new. Something new.
My Phoenix form is rising like dirigible
towards the sun,
And there's something great or terrible
in what I have become:
Something new. Something new...for you.
10.16.18
Contest: Trying Something New
Boundary pushing rhymes:
Sailboat / Jail though
Plank so / Thank you
Swim / Begin (less boundary pushing)
Dirigible / Terrible
Sun / Become (boundary adjacent)
Copyright © Jesse Rowe | Year Posted 2018
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