Right now I am thinking.
Dreaming.
Hoping.
Wishing.
I'm on a boat. A small watercraft, nothing elaborate.
I'm in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea.
Tranquil, cerulean, tepid.
I jump in the water, thrusting my body freely
into the vast depths.
My worries dissolving, flying away
like the bird I wish I could be.
The majestic seagull, hovering above.
Seeing all. Knowing all.
Experiencing life through a perspective I can only dream of.
And suddenly, I'm struggling. I can't breathe.
Legs aching, arms flapping vigorously as I try, try, and try
to keep my head above water.
The worries are returning.
They're piling, one upon the other.
Startled. Anxious. Perplexed.
What is happening?
The walls are crumbling. The cracks are expanding.
I can't stop it. I can't stop the walls from closing in,
from breaking into a million little pieces.
I'm alone. I need help. I need a sign.
Hope.
Trust.
Aid.
Something.
Anything.
Just when I think
I'm defeated.
That the waters have overcome me.
That I've failed.
Fresh air floods my nostrils.
I can breathe again.
I can trust again.
I can love again.
The sea, wonderous in its beauty,
its vitality, its calming attributes.
I am a canvas.
I can be painted and crafted to my liking.
I have realized that I am capable of monumental feats.
Strong enough to escape misfortunes unscatched,
Intentions clear, good, defined
........
Enjoy my ridiculous poem/terribly-cliched scenario thingy? Comment if your thoughts matter. (which, they do in my eyes)
my dearest gabby :D
ReplyDeletethat was a wonderful poem full of imagery and one word sentences or lines as you call them in poetry i guess? :D and i like one word sentences/lines/stanzas????
whatever
i think it kind of stemmed from our discussion at lunch about you wanting to live in the mediterranean sea haha :D
it was very nice
and please don't drown!!! I would be left alone with the spud
and hopefully the reason you can breath again is because some hot italian lifeguard has saved you :D
my dearest katie,
ReplyDeletei believe they are called lines? perhaps? i dont really know either haha :D <-- i like these smiley faces in this font because they look like they have one little dimple or something haha
but oh goodness! i would never want to leave you alone with the spudster!! you would be trapped in vogue hell for eternity if i did that haha :D
and what I would give for a sexy italian lifeguard right now yummmmm:) haha..maybe my paleness on spring break will attract some Floridian lifeguards??? hmmmm :D haha