see the water glisten
like jelly, it quivers
in custody of foreign lands.

see the water swallow,
restraining my body.
all my life,
i’ve floated in uncertainty;
but now i’m held,
in complacent inevitability.

see the water mirror –
the deserted moon,
shining brighter, mightier,
than earth’s –
immortal, god sent
glorious diamonds.

see the water baptize
like alcohol, it cleanses
the past, the mistakes, and the regrets.