coast to coast farewell

Tied in a boat,

kicked out to sea.

All I have is this tiny window.

Laid bare to sway, unconcerned.

Remnants of mal de mer,

give way to the chunder.

Way before I paid no heed,

this time, the dead-rise swells below;

rocking the hull ... rocking the hull.

Battens flex for the trade winds,

bringing to bear the thought of incessant goodbyes.

Your face, figuring on the horizon,

sets my mirage for the day.

Then, the water sluices it away.

I am too sick to send farewell;

the ocean heaves my attempts overboard.

The inwale grips me.

I gaze upon the waterline ....

I know I must continue to find shore.

~Jessi (image and poem)

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