Ocean of Mire

 

Drifting and swirling in a dark ocean of mire.

Drowning with thoughts of fear and desire.

Waves crashing and swelling high,

Sinking in the deep with a strangled cry.

The pull of despair and wretchedness so strong

What will become of it, if one is gone.

 

Is hope too far, too long to grasp?

Is a calm too much to ask?

Enough for reprieve,

Enough to just breathe.

Long enough for strength to gain.

A break from this raging storm of anguish and pain.

 

Let there be a lifesaver

 

Send some love or a little joy

A fighting chance against that which destroy.

Send a ship, lend a hand.

Send some light. Even a little strand.

Something to guide and relieve the fear.

To pierce the dark, ‘cause hope is near.

 

Is felicity too far, beyond grasp?

Is a courage too much to ask?

Enough for reprieve,

Enough to just breathe.

Long enough for strength to gain.

A break from this raging storm of anguish and pain.

 

Let there be a lifesaver

 

The storm is daunting

This trepidation is exhausting.

How to hope when there seems none,

Adrift in a storm that has just begun.

Overwhelming surges of despair

Fighting till the last breath of air.

 

Is peace too far, too long to grasp?

Is a quiet too much to ask?

Enough for reprieve,

Enough to just breathe.

Long enough for strength to gain.

A break from this raging storm of anguish and pain.


Then there echoes a voice, so old and new;

Kissing memories of all that is true.

Resounding in the heart, the soul;

Sound of comfort so warm and whole.

The love that fills and shatters the dark

That little remaining energy spark:

 

Breath deep, dear child.

These times are horrid, weird and wild.

Do not be consumed by beckoning waves

For the wave of change never behaves.

These storms will pass and calm will thrive.

The dawn will break and you survive.

 

There will be a lifesaver.



~Britta Grace
07/13/2023

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