August 07, 2002

salt of the earth

plunging my hands deep into the sand
i leaned into the coming waves
ready to drink the salt of the earth
tired of being strong for the hit
lost in the pain of my own world
i breathed the salty water into my lungs
as the force of the waves pushed me back
plunged under the warmth of the tide
i looked up at the sky
through the murky water and see the moon
there looking down on me
so unwilling to step down and free me
i had looked at the moon many times before
remembering the beauty it possessed
wondering how something so beautiful and peaceful
could resist a tiny creature like me
but i’ve learned the moon is but a figure
there to remind me of the things i can never call my own
but i’m no longer drunk with the love
that it’s something that it’s not
and as i see it’s milky arms waving in the water i know i’m here forever
that i will be green with envy of those that breath the air
green like the mermaids in the big blue sea

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