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.