Message in a Bottle

title is a work in progress.

Standing on the shore,

gazing towards the horizon.

A tangerine sun struggles

to stay afloat

of a calm, periodic ocean.

Each swell of the tide

rolls in at a hypnotizing rate.

I bury my feet in the sand.

I long for the water to reach my toes.

 

Standing on a sandy beach in San Diego,

or in the twelfth row of a concert featuring a band

I’ve never heard of;

Sitting on a dock in Seattle,

or catching a glimpse of a buss passenger bound

for Eugene, Oregon;

I watch contently,

not even ankle deep in the water.

One misplaced toe

throws off the complex simplicity of it all.

One misspoken word

shatters a lifetime of hopes and wishes.

Author's Note

Need a new title. Suggestions?

Reviews

[Adalia]

i love the imagery in this. it' fantastic. :]

[blakjassy]

I love the lines:

A tangerine sun struggles
to stay afloat

It creates such a beautiful image!