Wisdom

sabbathsabbath Posts: 35
edited February 2005 in Poetry, Prose, Music & Art
salt water, she had said, heals everything
so I go down the dune past rustling sea oats and broken shells
into that bruise-colored tide
thick with clots of seaweed and jellyfish
churned up by an offshore storm
I wade out slowly into the slapping surf
tough love I think, for there is no gentle touch
or soothing motion--just tumbling, tumbling ocean
and those wounds on my shins--carved there by carelessness
sting of salt and sand until my mouth
becomes a thin blue vein against the sky
but I know that when the sun comes out
these cuts will close up and fade away
and I will be alright, I will be alright
just as she said I would
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Comments

  • Healing waters!!!! Healing Souls!!!!

    I love your words.
    PearlJoy!!!!
  • AliAli Posts: 2,621
    I guess love heals all wounds after all....:)
    A whisper and a thrill
    A whisper and a chill
    adv2005

    "Why do I bother?"
    The 11th Commandment.
    "Whatever"

    PETITION TO STOP THE BAN OF SMOKING IN BARS IN THE UNITED STATES....Anyone?
  • justamjustam Posts: 21,410
    I like this one and it reminds me of that salt water that comes out of our eyes too.
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