Adrift

Sometimes when I’m lying in bed

I cry and cry until the bed seems to float.

I wish I could poke my foot out from

under the covers, reach the wall, give it

a push and set myself adrift from all my

mistakes, sail this black sea to a land of

second chances where someone waits 

in the shallows to take my hand and

bring me home.

 

Reviews

[Silere]

As you can see.. most of us have all wanted second chances for one reason or another. I love the originality of this. You can feel regret, pain and sadness but also can feel strength in these words.. I suspect you have more than even you know. Keep writing from your heart.. you do it so well. Thank you for sharing!!

[Hello, Goodbye]

certainly a feeling I have felt.. but one that I couldn't describe this wonderfully, even if I forever tried..

[Ramiz Ilham Khan]

So pure - :-)

[Jibey]

How often bed is a place to reflect and regret... Nicely expressed longing for a fresh start - but life is never a bed of roses, for sure!

[Antonio Valentino]

Don't push too hard, you might hit my bed floating out there too :)

But then, I guess two could always tie them together and use their sheets, to sail toward the edge of tomorrow.

And when the wind stops, then I guess thats home.

Beautiful April.
Antonio xx

[Patient Poet (Yos)]

Thats so tender beuatiful and honest :) ... just like you

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

The first step to moving forward is finding solid ground to stand on... very nicely expressed.

[Murphy]

Powerful imagery. Sad, but beautiful. This is the type of poem that will come back to me in the middle of the night and bring me some strange measure of comfort. Thanks for sharing this.

[Emily B]

we all really want to be

somewhere . . .

I've written something similar. It's called 'adrift' too . . . your title drew me in :)

[R J Askew]

Ach, moving stuff, a great image though very sad. But I suspect you capture the way most normal people feel from time to time.