Shore

The waves are crashing over the shore.
Just enough for me to see them.

I have this odd desire to sink into them.
Take me out to sea this time.

Maybe then I'll finally understand.
What it means to be hurt.

Author's Note

I'm just a snail

Reviews

[Einstein Noodle]

vivid .. i see the waves crashing and feel myself being towed over the reefs ..out to sea ..what a hurt and lost sinking feeling ..well done ..and you raise a huge question in my mind ..what is the rest of the story?!! what laid such a load of guilt, or cold heart, that would cause your speaker to think pain is deserved, even needed to be human ..great stuff says i!
E.

[barleygirl]

Your brief expression here is very original & thought-provoking, but I'm not sure I follow it. I accept that this might be how it feels for the narrator, but it feels different to me. It's hard for me to imagine anyone who has NOT felt what it feels like to be hurt. It's hard for me to imagine anyone WANTING to feel that. But most of all, I think of the sea as being a soothing remedy for hurt, rather than a place I would go to find out what hurt feels like. I guess I just don't get it. But I like that you've written something unique & worth pondering.

[Centipedle]

I've had a lot of people tell me people have it worse off and nobody has the right to say they've had a "hard" life unless they like... lived as a homeless person. And for me I hate water, the ocean is a scary place and I dislike the beach. So it's a far more scary experience than it is a kind and soft one.

And many people want to feel pain - may not be the best option but I know of it. It's more a poem delving into depression quiet possibly the feeling of worthlessness.

[barleygirl]

Thank you for the extra explanation. I've read a lot about depression, as I've had it most of my life, but I never thought to look at it in these ways. It's always amazing to be shown a point of view that is so unfamiliar, I couldn't even conceive of it. I kinda wish your poem included a little more of what you just wrote in that reply -- esp. the part about "nobody has the right to say" & the rest of that line. That is worth a poem in itself.

[Centipedle]

I have a few others that are a lot better ^^ this one was more of a vent to make myself feel better!

[Coyote Poetry]

The sea can make us swim in sadness. I felt the sadness and the regret in the words. Thank you dear Poet for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote