trace

All I was and all I wanted to be

was washed away by a darkening sea.

In the dust, where I once scratched

Lies crawl. Summers cracked.

I can’t tell where this once swelled

In the sea breeze, in the air, in deep wells

But once before there was a word

For the thoughts we guessed but never heard.

I’m not down, I’m just not free

I open my eyes but never see.

I love you.