Hello PoetryVoting

Vote

Voting-Boards

Home

HomeFollowingInboxNotifications

Read

ReadLiftedFeedsHeartedHistoryMy WritingNew poem

Explore

ExploreOrbitsWordsTagsClassics
Log in
0
Stars
0
Embers
0
Alerts
0
Inbox

Vote

Voting-Boards

Home

HomeFollowingInboxNotifications

Read

ReadLiftedFeedsHeartedHistoryMy WritingNew poem

Explore

ExploreOrbitsWordsTagsClassics
Log in
0
Stars
0
Embers
0
Alerts
0
Inbox

I Just Want to Swim

She had that octopus smile, always reaching for something. I was her small fish; her handmaid. I lived in her nebulous world for far too long. Inky confusion... There's a reason for your treason, said the old man to the shark, but Hem forgot, a beast is a beast, they do beastly things. We all have to eat. I'm done being the meal. It's your Ocean, I'm just trying to swim in it. You're an oyster, and I want your pearl, but I won't drown for it.
Request permission to use this poem
Written by
thomas-w-case
59 / M / Clear Lake
For You?
Written by
thomas-w-case
59 / M / Clear Lake
Published
Nov 16, 2021
Lines·Words
29·87
Tags
#anger#selfishness
Permission

Request to use this poem

Tell thomas-w-case how you would like to use it. We review requests before forwarding them.

AboutBlogFAQPrivacyTermsContact
© 2009-2026 Hello Poetry/v27.0 by @eliotyork
Explore
Hello PoetryVoting
Write