Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Rip Tide

Sometimes when the waves crash

they decide not to fight,

like the two bright eyed kids

punching and kicking the water.


So they just fall like two dominoes.

They roll and slide

through the seaweed and sand

holding their breath and watching the surface

curl over their heads,

like clouds rushing in and out.


Wrapped in that wet blanket

they gaze at the bright sky,

they watch the sun dance

they slide and sway

With the shifting tides,

an exercise in helplessness


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