Time
I'm caught in a riptide:
I cannot swim against it.
It cannot be fought.
It drags me
further from child-like certainty,
further from the shore,
going ever faster,
blurring into the future.
I can only tumble,
uncertain,
into the unknown.
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I like the riptide metaphor for time. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed it! Thanks for commenting! :)
ReplyDeleteoh geesh... thaz written so clearly... i once had an occasion to be caught in a huge set of waves... i thought i was gonna die!!.."..further from shore.." ... beautiful lines... the shoreline can sometimes offer one relief from the unknown watching from afar... happy day 3!!in posse
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the comment, pieceofpie. I always like to know which lines stick with people. :) Happy day 3 to you too!
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