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Literature
The Lighthouse Keeper
I've manned the lighthouse since 1912 when
Titanic sank, & I will continue to do so
until she emerges from the deep, bringing
demons snarling inside the steaming pipes,
& sails one last time. Guiding her home,
the lighthouse shines far, not near.
At night I catch beams from the tower in a lantern
& swim out with it to the boat bobbing on the surface,
surrounded by shreds of mist. I begin to row,
the gentle splashes of the oars warning the seahorses.
They trample the jellyfish as they escape,
because they’re so different in their ways,
one foaming by the muzzle & the other just drifting
(like you floated away).
I try the jellyfish on
Literature
ambivalance
i will never be at peace
as you are
finally
because
i decided to live
even though it goes against every fiber of my being.
i miss you
i envy you
i hate you
but more than anything
i love you.
Literature
Pacific
October, and the
sky is on the ground again;
boats on a small sea.
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Isn't really anything special but it needed to be written all the same.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
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Truth, may not be as beautiful as a butterfly, but it needs to be addressed all the same. Perhaps it's more a cocoon, something to grow in beauty over time, thank you for the elegantly simple poem. 