buoy

the day you swept my heart out to sea

the sun hung in the sky like a beacon

always the point i could not reach.

.

i swam through a safety net full of

holes as sharks bruised my legs

but left me to my misery.

.

salt water tears mingled with

fresh water expectations and

kept me afloat despite my desire

to sink

into the depths of disillusion.

.

years later, a raft floated by.

:

i could have reached out and

hoisted myself onto

that sparse, dry bed but

instead, i closed my eyes,

bobbing, skating, skimming

the surface of my

sanctuary.

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