Lost at sea

I sat beneath a moonless sky

And watched the dipper run

The cup spilled stars into the sea

And of it I had none

 

I danced with a drunken girl

She chose me as her own

But when her boy did take her home

I had no place to run

 

I listened to the water lap

Where my toes did touch the sand

And wondered why I wonder so much

A solitary man

 

Solitude is not so bad

When I want to be alone

Alone when all is distant shores

No course can take me home

 

I paint the smile

Hide the past

Sideways glance

I wish to flee

 

I rue the day

The storm did pass

In a crowd there’s only me

 

Seeking sails from distant shores

The wind she will not blow

Drunken tales and reverie

Of which I will have none

 

Sitting in a quiet room

The walls are shrinking in

Alone again alone at last

It’s all I’ve ever been

 

 

Author's Note

A work in progress...

Reviews

[S]

You paint such a beautiful image with your words- I very much enjoyed reading this.

[Spice]

this was really touching