Fire on Cool Waters

Careful not to let go too quick the love you have

 

Fire on Cool Waters

Not-withstanding, myself

for the love of myself,

there would be you

and no one else.

 

However, I do love myself

and must prove myself

to end the world of you

and move forward not regress.

 

We built a beautiful ship

she was well built and hewed

from trust and communication

a sight to behold, something to bemuse.

 

Mid sea we set her alight

fire on cool waters burned the sky

and out of fright

you jumped in the sea and watched her die.

 

You swam after her

I toiled to stop the flow

stop from sinking, to deter

myself and focus on not sinking below.

 

I have her steady now

but she still has a list

you are still swimming around her somehow

circling, treading water and shaking your fist.

 

I know she will never sail the same

it takes two to right this ship

it's my greatest pity, my greatest shame

but I cannot go it alone I am losing my grip.

 

Over the edge I go

into new waters

to swim to shore is my focus now,

my heart patter’s.

 

The callouses of my hands

born of years work and repair

on a ship destined to beach on the sands

will always bear my days and nights of despair.

 

The ship of love we built is without a captain

it's mate long gone

it is lost to the sea, someday it may be sailed again

but for now it floats unattended, cared for by no one,

especially not me.