The Ocean Never Learned to Swim

When the ocean cries, the river tells it to shut up

The wind can’t be bothered by the likes of the poor wretch

It’s funny, cry me a river they all say

I guess it’s cuz the river can’t intentionally kill

 

That poor poor ocean so simple yet so misunderstood

So small yet so large, so old yet so young

It swallows the world and asks for sympathy in return

Carries the fish and the heart of the sea

 

Those beaches don’t know me

They’re so smug and so vain

A distant seagull laughs at my shore

And then screams in horror at my murderous wave.  All

 In One Breath

I really don’t understand it at all

I feel the pain of those that did fall

Oh, but please forgive me everyone

You must do so after all I’ve overcome

 

Lacking the shark’s malice or the beauty of the angelfish

The universe curses me as I try to grant every wish

Who in place should I kiss and then drown to hide my sorrow?

By the way did you feel my wrath in the conch you did borrow?

 

I’m just the ocean. Nothing more nothing less.

I know that I’m imperfect but your thoughts will digress

Don’t you see that hatred and love are of the same side

But only in thought will your hate and my love both reside

Reviews

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Spoken very metaphorically I get the just in all you speak. I felt sadness in your words trapped yet alone. I really loved all you spoke and you have a way with words. I notice you haven't written in some time but I have no room to speak of another because I unpublished all my writes.

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Thanks so much I appreciate you reading my work! I haven't posted on this site since this poem but I have written a lot of unpublihsed poems since :)

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Your very welcome well when you are ready to share id be happy to read.