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A Poetry tDrop
by Wetdryvac
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Equanimity
August 5, 1992
I sit on the shore of my ocean
fog obscuring most of my vision
alone as always surrounded by humanity ��
I gained some perspective today
watching the waves
always they reach out almost touching me
promising death in the sea should they reach
I don ��t care
here I am alone for my peace
people look but I don ��t give a damn
they don ��t see me
all they see is a body almost lost at sea ��
I watch the controlled chaos break
spray me
mist my hair, mist my eyes
perhaps only here facing the violent sea can I think ��
the tide rises
death on the rocks that much closer
it ��s like ice in here
in me
I watch the fog close in
surround me, close me away
good
it rolls, that sea
siege of constant motion
in here god is dead
out there the world is dying
in here it ��s just me and the fog
listen to the waves
stare death in the face and accept its truth
death is peace
but on this rock death can ��t quite reach
control stasis reached
all remaining inside is peace
mortality accepted ��
I stand to the spray and turn my back
on death, perhaps on peace
carry only calm with me
some people stare at me unbelieving
but I know death
sometimes inches are all that remain
believe me it ��s stark within my mind
I am held stable by the sea ��
the people can stare all they want
call me insane
good
but I have found my peace
safety on a rock
inches from death
fear relinquishes its great hold
only calm can remain
and I rejoin humanity
in a world where my god is dead
my humanity dying
death is one solid reality
I regain my grip
no matter what they call me I am free ��
finally the fog curtains over all
the sea can pound on now
it feels good
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