Love is a river
Flowing straight through
The heart.
You were my river.

And you flowed
Through my heart
But you didn’t stop there.

Tell me,

When you look at me
Do you still see the man
That you once loved?

Do you see your husband?

Because when I look at you
I swear it’s like looking at a stranger
And then looking at every mistake
I ever made.

Have you forgotten
The touch of my beard?

Have you forgotten
How I held you near?

Do you think you could
Forgive me for staying gone?

Do you think you could
Stop your ghost from
Haunting on and on?

Please. Just let me sleep.

Puffs of smoke
Escape my lips
And disappear
Into the night

The waves crash
Against the ship
I ran to
When I left you,
My wife.

My days are numbered
And when it happens
When I return
You will regret
What it is that you’ve done.
You’ll regret ever meeting me.
I can no longer
Soothe my nerves
With alcohol
And a pipe.

I’ll make you wish
You were actually in the house
When I dumped the gasoline
And lit the match.

And when my ship arrived
I went into town
Found your house
And looked inside

Saw my children
For the first time
In over five years
Followed by the face
Of the man
You replaced me with.

And when I met your eyes
I made my way
Down to the beach
And watched as the waves
Crashed against the sand

The sun shone brightly
On my wretched self

And I felt, that perhaps
For once since my captain
Had abandoned me
That everything
Would be just fine.

The sea is calling me home
But not on my ship, no.
The sea is calling me to its
Never ending deep


To the dark underneath
To the safe-haven
Of abyssal sleep.