solid ground

you slow for a second as I catch up 

your back the only vision I see 

your stride was always larger than mine 

you're on the move heading away from me 

you found me once when I was lost 

I laid it down in the sinking ground

in this ocean in which I flail 

caught up in hopeless undertow 

each day a little bit longer than the last 

each way a little bit stronger than the past 

all of your light found my soul in the night

I stay in this fight earning second life 

as a hallelujah rips through my veins

the hammer drops, as I shoot without aim

missing the mark and a chance that I saw 

all is lost, there is nothing to gain

you found me once when I was lost 

I laid it down in the sinking ground 

in this ocean in which I flail

caught up in this hopeless undertow 

I won't turn back and won't back down 

although it lies in hallowed ground

it doesn't matter what comes crashing down 

I am gonna stand on this solid ground

Poetry by M.J.B. is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License