who took away your softness
and made you feel
the harshness of the ocean?
who took your tide away?
your lips tasted of salt once.
but the blue dye of your
ocean has begun to fade.
you were then,
so plump and mighty.
but today you lie flat
in the shallowest of
water.
tangled in the algae,
gathered by
your fingers.
Nov 24, 2017
Nov 24, 2017 at 12:23 AM UTC
who took away your softness
and made you feel
the harshness of the ocean?
who took your tide away?
your lips tasted of salt once.
but the blue dye of your
ocean has begun to fade.
you were then,
so plump and mighty.
but today you lie flat
in the shallowest of
water.
tangled in the algae,
gathered by
your fingers.
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