They teach it to them when they're very young,
the consequence of stepping out of line.
They chant and sing and make them swear an oath
to concepts children scarcely can define.

Enlightened to the gills they all must be,
and wealthy too, and healthy little kings!
How cheaply liberty is made for them,
like leaded water from the tap it springs:

to watch collapse from comfortable seats
until the seat and window are no more!
No, nothing now remains except the hole
where a seeming person was before.

I pray to God that whatever takes hold
of them at that time has a human soul.

Water gently crashing during low tide
Listening to the pleasant chime
Staring at the waves, I lose all sense of time
Images of her flood my mind, of us side by side

Happiness and sadness both collide
Memories of her crash against the shore uncovering a layer of grime
Crashing in my mind, causing the pain she caused to climb
Images of her subside, but yet, I cried

Why did she do that to me?
My love and affection was nothing to her
Waves in my heart grow stronger and swallowed my mind

My heart aches while staring at the sea
Dreaming of what things could have been, but never were
Waves crashing, so beautiful, yet unkind

@thepoetnamednick

If someone, someday whispers trusting lines
I’ll manifest the sea and watch him float
(but make sure I have kept my tone resigned)
And hope the salt won’t devastate my throat
Though sails are white where lovers used to lie,
And bitter truth has long since cast away
The deck is steady when you fill my eyes
My scurvy tongue a victim of your sway
With melodies of silence on his lips
He hums a tune and spills my breath undressed
Much can’t be done with men that steal a kiss
But I’ll resist until my points addressed-
For vocal chords that haven’t sung in days
Can never be desired in your gaze.