3 tragedies

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 bright blue

mornings

or starry blue nights

you are the wind

that blows the leaves and shakes the

trees

you toss 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

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