February 5, 2017Poem

Release me

lossnatureidentity

Release me

Let me fall

Into the pit where I belong

Floundering

Among the dead fish

With wall eyes

Disappointed pouts

Persed petulant lips

I will tread water

With the fallen angels

Looking for redemption

In a shot glass

Filled with feathers

Plucked from broken wings

Fish me out

It is a small pond

In need of cleaning

Save me

Before the well dries

And forever dies

It is a drain

On resources

A septic tank

The only thing

Between the world

Is an open sore

In ferment

Salve the pain

Even the darkest place

Can be redeemed

With a gentle touch

Shed some light

Flood me out

Wash dark days away

Rinse the dirt

Clinging to my eyes

It can so easily

Leave me blind

To possibility

Shake my body dry

Vigorously

It is the only way

To bring about

A rebirth

And free my soul.