My body tells a story
Spiderweb lace and coral bleed streak my skin
I am inked over with a dilution of time.
The rains come
Like kisses showered upon the weeping bride
It lashes the roiling water.
I feel the pull of land
It tempts the ever-breaking wave with
Promises of home.
Sunlight pierces the depths spreading liquid lightning
Current races toward the shoreline
I stagnate; linger in whirlpool that
Tears the violet tears from me.
Sea foam traces narrative on my belly
Ocean dances in my eyes
The horizon rises out of ash behind me
I dive toward the future.