I.
you are the waves
of the ocean – of my home
duplicitous you are
captivating surface
the undertow pulls me
the salty smell of the ocean
the wind and crashing waves
have kept me here for years
if Athena aids me
II.
I see you in my dreams
I see you when I can’t breathe
I see you when the weight in my chest
Is too heavy
I think of you,
On golden afternoons
On gray afternoons, and on blue mornings
Or starry blue nights
You’re in the wind
That blows the leaves and shakes
Trees
It tosses my hair back
You fill my lungs
Time takes, you
Takes that summer
Time takes me away from
Then
Though I will not recover,
I will remember
I will hold on
To you
III.
I watch you wither and wilt
Your purple petals droop
But I’ve given you the sun
And I’ve watered you
You’ve run the hummingbirds away
The bees don’t drink your nectar
You want no part of that
You want the night
The moon and stars
