The beach's balm
The isolated beach helped clear my mind and hear you right. Helped calm my anger and help me focus. Reminded me of what it is to have a life without you And to appreciate the gift of life. The deep blue sea, the palm trees that line the shore... I sit at the foot of one of the palm trees In the shadow of the fronds I sit staring at at the ocean, with tears streaming down my face What did I do wrong? Why do I open myself so wide and get hurt so deep? I have a lot on my mind and do not know which hurts the deepest. I am just like the raging waters, wild but confined by its shores. Colorful, but constrained by light. I search deep within and table my heart, laying it all bare Leaving nothing uncovered You Implying that I am a fraud hurts way deeper than any cursed word you could spit That's what cuts.....because I loved you. And would have interceded without your asking... But you reminded me just today that if I was sent, they should have told me that we all ...