at the ocean's edge
toes close to the water
hands behind my head
I shut my eyes real tight
and suck in deep my breath
I'm ready for the briny waves
to sanctify and cleanse
this always worked before
but doesn't help this time
the wound is way too deep
and burns when the sea gets in
Poetry by M.J.B. is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License
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