Sail Words

He 

is a lighthouse 

to my stranded

sailor 

heart

but I am hard

in the 

places meant

to be soft

to be no longer lost 

I have been

on this sea

too long

my sense 

of self,

my direction 

is all wrong

and the light 

to me 

appears to be

a mirage

leading me

astray

away

from the safety

of my isolation

I am taken 

by the 

gentle pull 

of him

the tide

that draws me in 

but I fight 

the current

I long 

to swim 

I want the shore

and yet I 

dive in

search

for life

at the bottom

of the ocean

I seek to be filled

but my sails

are 

never 

open

never knowing

what the truth is

my mind 

is ruthless

rueful 

to my pain

but not

allowing me 

to change

he is a lighthouse

to my stranded 

sailor 

heart 

and it is hard

to turn this ship

to take the risk 

to close my eyes

and face 

the waves

he is 

a lighthouse

but I 

can only 

watch him fade, 

I can only

sail 

away