There are oceans growing between us;
I never even wanted to set sail for the sea
Was it something that I did?
Are you changing all your pieces because of me?
I'll put my heart on my sleeve,
while we sail apart, gauging distances on our own
I only wish we had a map
so that we won't be drifting off alone.
The waters are changing us and it's all around
The skies drench us with adversity
Your sails left unseen and without a sound -
it's not long before we're lost at sea
The waters become mirrors
The mirrors shatter me
I leave my mind to wander
to a Place where you would be.
Author's Note:
The art attached is designed by my sister.
This poem is featured in the seventh chapter of my other book, Speculum, titled 'Glass Drifts', as part of a crossover project between these two books.
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