Painting by Seren Roberts
Timeless Waves I looked in the mirror Nothing much to see I held a serrated knife close to my thoughts I cut double crosses on my breasts Blood dripped like raindrops On the floor of dead hopes The crusaders believed I cut all strings to history What more could one do? I wasn’t sure I looked like a red Buddha Fat and disgusting with time, yet Silent and at peace For the sadness pervades me Invades me Soaks my blood Controls my veins Drips lifeless and makes me insane I have nothing worthy to offer Except a maim of hair And a lifetime of despair I cut right and left Up and down To be as scared as you Insidious memories were long ago Now I whisper Do you yet not know? We dance in shadows We wash our souls in the rain We glance in the mist Of the twilight moments in time Fantasies that hold us both tight Boats in the sea Floating nowhere Emptiness you see The waves now and then Make them clash and bang They are bothered both By the opportunity of the rain Winds sing of love The clouds paint the whimsical embrace Will two fools learn? To love instead of fear the seas Tides that were meant to be The ebb and flow Of rowing to and fro Belonging to no one Belonging nowhere Where most hoist the anchor And chase the freedoms sails I wish you were my anchor And I your shining knight By the sea I dream Of what was never to be
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