beyond the reef

she told him they were floundering
two shrimp without a fondue
spiny sea urchin emotions
in a brackish tidal pool

never succeeding in true north
destined to swim up stream
salmon with recurring nightmares
in the Fall of their spring

drunken confession - love at sea
release found in the abyss
her uncharted waters only
where the cruise ships flushed their piss

wished for her - reincarnation
a gull on tropical shores
stealing tourists hotdog wieners
crapping on their perfect s’mores