at the edge of a roaring ocean, i paint a crimson sky. seduced by love and affection, i meld my broken heart with white washed tides. and no matter what, i don't blame the sea for all that it did to me. i'm just a soul going through life only to realize that all i want is buried deep underneath. yet i might drown to get what i need, but on the off chance that i resurface, i'll dig my way through the mud beneath. i'll go through life with dirt under my fingernails just to feel some sort of purity inside. and although crimson may paint a beautiful sunset, i need red to fuel my blood. until then, i'll mix the white waters that wash up-
"and kneeling at the edge of the transparent sea, i shall shape from myself a new heart from salt and mud".
"and kneeling at the edge of the transparent sea, i shall shape from myself a new heart from salt and mud". -anne carson