Like Hercules
we were set tests
of character
building fires
that could warm
ice bitten fingers
that had plunged
through layers of
flesh, gutting out
a heart
hunting wild animals
with nothing but
hope and hunger
&
walking into the
ocean, taking on
one wave at a
time, one breath
of salty air at
a time
knowing the if we
fail, we will be
outcasts
of love
Apr 7, 2016
Apr 7, 2016 at 2:37 PM UTC
Like Hercules
we were set tests
of character
building fires
that could warm
ice bitten fingers
that had plunged
through layers of
flesh, gutting out
a heart
hunting wild animals
with nothing but
hope and hunger
&
walking into the
ocean, taking on
one wave at a
time, one breath
of salty air at
a time
knowing the if we
fail, we will be
outcasts
of love
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