Convoluted currents

~ ~M

There’s a stormy sea
grown inside of me
It began with a patch of foam
then grew into an unkind home

I’ve watched it churn
I’ve seen the swirls
bleak yet brilliant
as each unfurls

Memories fuel
the murky brew
sad and sorrowful
images of you

The outer waves
seem almost serene
but underneath
is a raging scene

There are the days when
the waters shimmer
but as the world turns
things start to simmer

Sandy crystals
flee my palms
I breath deeper
to remain calm

Once again
I try to leave
but like a prisoner
I can only grieve

I start to lose pieces
of what was me
watching as the waves
carry them out to sea

This old rhythmic cycle
beginning once more
whilst I’m still tied
to this weathered shore

© 2024 Michelle Cook

Photo credit: https://pixabay.com/photos/sea-sunset-beautiful-landscape-3203731/

24 thoughts on “Convoluted currents”

  2. Do you think your words matter to you? Do they make a difference? Old old lesson, learned whilst riding on two wheels, “you go where your attention goes.” Not my rule, just physics. You paint lovely images using the colors you use. Want change? Change colors. Leave some alone. Some colors do not make good friends. Use words that taste good to you (for real).

    I am not my sadness. Neither am I my happiness. I am more and other than those alone. I feel them all, but they are not who I am. But what do I know? Not much.

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    1. You always go deeper and it’s making me think harder. Hmmm so I should look in the direction that I want to go, and focus on the stuff that’s important to me, and feel everything, but realize that those feelings don’t define me. Is that pretty much it in a nutshell?

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