Like shipwrecked sailors
Striving for the beach
Bodies too heavy
For the surface
Only the force of will
Keeping them afloat
Striving for the beach
Bodies too heavy
For the surface
Only the force of will
Keeping them afloat
The will to live
Or the will to not die
Courage or fear
(I’m unsure which)
Drives them to the beach
Lungs filling with salt water
Muscles spent
Energy exhausted
Still
Another stroke
Another kick
Another gulping breath
Then washed up on the shore
Eyes rolled back
Expended
Unconscious
Alive
Cannon Beach
Oregon, United States of America
Oregon, United States of America
Taken during travels, 2009
April is National Poetry Month and I am participating in the National Poetry Writing Month challenge (NaPoWriMo) — 30 poems in 30 days. Although, I’ve gotten a bit ahead — this is, I think, poem #41. =)
All the poetry I write for National Poetry Writing Month can be found tagged as #NaPoWriMo.
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