Corrosion

Looking out across sea salt scapes
Full of life beneath the surface of what seems an endless void
Setting sail amidst the beauty and the treachery of strange rhythms
 
Winds pull further out
The moon and waves in a harmony of war
Storms as obstacles to preset destinations
I’m caught between rain clouds and tsunamis in a hurricane
 
With overcast hearts that obstruct blue skies
And walls of unpredictable slabs of liquid concrete
No horizon or shoreline to speak of
Seeking for lighthouses in the gray
 
Relentless waters of marine life amid the graves of broken vessels
Treasures unseen, shipwrecked for riches
Lives wagered against bets placed on curated and broken homes
 
Compromised integrity of our hearts like a fractured window pane
Cracks begin from divots gradually growing like cobweb outlines
Just a breath away from shattering…