Wave

Goodbye to your old life

The one that caused you so much trouble and strife

That tossed you about

On an ocean of tears

That rocked your cradle to and fro

And lulled you to sleep.

Wave goodbye

To being High and

Dry is what I now must be

How hard is that when I’m surrounded on all sides by sea

Tempting and enticing me to dive right in

To saturated satiation.

A killer wave hits

And knocks me about

Galloping white hooves pummel me

Until I’m black and blue

Breaking my bones

Testing the last vestige of my resolve.

Sharks circle round

Tormenting me

Waiting to catch me off guard

When I hit a low

Waiting for me to slip up and fall over board

To capsize so they can feast on their prize

As the waves keep crashing down.

I can’t give up now.

I’ve got to keep fighting,

And battling on

Against the swell that tries with all its might to pull me back

Resisting the unbridled force that threatens to sweep me away and pull me under

To drag me down and engulf me

To submerge me

To subsume me

To the bottomed-out bliss of the ocean floor

To the eternal peace and serenity

Of a watery grave.

I’ve got to dig deep

And plunge in my oar

I’ve got to row against the current

Straining and struggling

Exhausted by the exertion of letting it go

With the flow.

It’s hard work trying to keep afloat

Keeping my head above water

Bobbing up and down

Thrown hither and thither

At the whim and mercy of my emotions

On a cruel and unforgiving sea.

I have to carry on

On this new course I’ve set

Guided by the will of determination

To the dawn of a new horizon.

I’ve got to ride it out

This storm will pass

The tide will turn

The dark skies will brighten.

Keep on surfing those waves

The tumultuous ebb and flow

These cravings that gnaw at my skull

Will come and go.