So I May Live

Hear crimson jewel of my chest

By turbulent feelings stirred;

From your ocean of grey sadness

Waves wash upon shores of grief.

Do retreat,

So I may live,

Command back your rough tides;

Contain yourself in the depths

Where pure pale white patience hides.

You pump the waters of life

To what avail?

Inundated are my veins

Yet these cheeks devoid of tint.

See the destroyed shells hint

These tumultuous storms of mine.

Nacre!

Pearls in half!

Sentiments that cut the skin.

As I walk do sleep a while;

Dry the sand that marred my feet.

Tame despair’s high peaks of foam

And the salt that my eyes weep.

 

Reviews

[Willie Lavender]

CLASSIC POEM...GREAT EXPRESSIONS AS USUAL...GORGEOUS..GOD BLESS YOU..:)

[Anoop Pandey]

awesome style of literacy... with complexion of beauty... it was Nice to read...

[Marian Elizabeth]

Thank you Sir :)

[M.R Steiner]

goodness me this was really well written, hope I can get to that level one day :)

[Marian Elizabeth]

Thank you. It has taken me a long time to get to where I am, and this is an old poem. The process of creating beauty is a very complex one. Best of luck.