Paint Me Like One of Your French Girls

We signed up for the cruise of joy

 

The sailors wave and shout, “ahoy!”

 

For happy times and memories

 

searching for the remedies

 

To heal our broken hearts

 

 

Dancing on the deck together

 

Amidst the cold and rainy weather

 

Swaying wind without a care

 

Dining fine meals chefs prepare

 

A carefree existence, you and I

 

 

A frigid icecap reared its head

 

Waking you and I from bed

 

Its presence boding sweet disaster

 

The ship kept going, speeding faster

 

Cruise of joy may end in flames

 

 

Captain barking frenzied orders

 

Bracing down the feeble borders

 

Imminent disaster looming

 

All on board afraid, assuming

 

Our destination freezing depths

 

 

The ice cuts deep into the hull

 

Piercing saber through a skull

 

Exposing rotting throbbing brain

 

Once put together now insane

 

Destiny carved in brittle stone

 

 

The lifeboats taken by the few

 

To sit back and enjoy the view

 

We take the plunge and greet the ocean

 

Surrounded by the stark commotion

 

Left with a plank with room for one

 

 

I’ll push you up as I sink down

 

To save you I would gladly drown

 

I’ll make friends with schools of fish

 

To hold you up, my only wish

 

My heart is weak, but arms are strong

 

 

I’ll hold my breath to let you breathe

 

No matter what I’ll never leave

 

At least to know that you’re alive

 

Ascending pulse till you revive

 

My only goal to keep you floating

 

 

I’ll muster every ounce of strength

 

Protesting muscles at their length

 

Kicking legs into the sea

 

“Just eat me now; let her be free!”

 

The mantra in my mind

 

 

Even if my world’s collapsing

 

At the risk of her relapsing

 

I’ll hold you up until I’m screaming

 

Or I descend to endless dreaming

 

I feel death tugging at my feet

 

 

But then you turn and grab my hand

 

Those gorgeous eyes instill command

 

Your feet start kicking tuned with mine

 

Your strength is giving me a sign

 

I’m not alone in these dark waters

  

We freeze in sync awaiting rescue

 

keeping warm I’ll press against you

 

We both will make it to the light

 

To breathe again and laugh and fight

 

As long we just keep on swimming

 

Demon’s gaze will keep on dimming 

M.H. Bones

Author's Note

when you go through hard times and still care about another you know they are really special to you

Reviews

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I think it's great how you were able to capture so many emotions. Your imagery puts the reader on the scene. Well written