Lifeless

The process of taking last breaths in love

 

Waves of emotion violently shake me.

Tossing me.

Wrecking the ship of me.

Bashing my head against rocks.

Abusing my soul.

Under this currents tow.

Taking me to and fro...

To and fro...

Silently I scream.

Drowning.

As water fills lungs my head is being pulled under

And I try to hold my breath

Praying that death

Would come more swiftly

Or release me at once.

I bounce and bobble like a buoy.

As waves upon waves beat me

I strain to pull my head up over the waves

that will surely give a grave my name.

I paddle,

flap arms,

kick legs,

and hold breath again.

But water fills lungs and presses life from my soul.

And I fight

this current

that is currently

taking its forceful might

out in my direction.

I beg of him.

Please...

Calm yourself and be gentle once again.

These same waters once held my body a float

while giving me a bed of coolness

to bathe in the warmth of the sun.

This same water once pleased me,

eased me,

and teased me with a kiss of seduction

every pore and cell of my bodycould sense

even before it was felt.

But now the tides have turned

horrid, harsh, ugly,

Crashing me against rocks.

Knocking me unconscious.

Punishing me for the cruelty of others

Finding me guilty

while heaping other's sins upon my back.

As if pulling me under will hold me close.

As if killing me will keep me near.

But if I die dont I even more escape?

I cant tell if tears or waves cover my face.

And I am under tow.

Can't fight much more

for this force is mighty

and it is pulling me under.

My lungs are filling with water

and I vomit it up

only to swallow it back down.

And air is no where

to be found.

I feel life leaving me.

And I surrender

to the will

of this current's force

as he pulls me under

for the last time.

I give into the bursting of my lungs

taking place.

What pain as my heart breaks.

And I taste of death

As I watch the beauty

Of such harshly passionate waves

Cover me.

And he embraces me

in death.

Calmly I float

Back to the surface

Again

Lifeless~

Reviews

[Brittany]

First, what an amazing photo. Second, what an amazing poem. Simply beautiful words and flow. Great imagery. It swept me away.

[Coyote Poetry]

Photo made your words come alive. Struggle and hunger to break free are in every line. A powerful poem. Description of ocean and trying to breath. Your words brought me into the words. A excellent poem.
Coyote

[~crazy Beautiful~]

this is amazing, the imagery the picture you used, the emotions were spilling off of this piece, love it
Every Word
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[Mr. Deft Diction]

Wow. Water is used GREAT in this piece. What can be so refreshing can easily turn out to become a force so strong and uncontrolled...

you either end wind up caught in the tow, or you somehow manage to escape. The drowning is the worst part.

I really, really like what you're saying in this poem.