The Changing Tide
I’ve swum out too far.
You paddle
in the shallows
oblivious to my peril.
Muscles aching,
burning breath
I stretch my capacity to reach
an unfamiliar shore.
Emerging,
dripping sea water,
I shield my eyes with my hand,
and scan the empty shore I’ve left behind.
Lindsay Riggs Brown
I’ve swum out too far.
You paddle
in the shallows
oblivious to my peril.
Muscles aching,
burning breath
I stretch my capacity to reach
an unfamiliar shore.
Emerging,
dripping sea water,
I shield my eyes with my hand,
and scan the empty shore I’ve left behind.
Lindsay Riggs Brown
No comments:
Post a Comment