Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Rough Seas



alone, no answers, dangerous, vulnerable situation,
searching way, expected risk, substantial effort, or manipulation,
affirming life, challenging myself, pragmatic solution,
waiting for sign, nervous smiling, lousy luck, ambition,

tiny boat, giant waves, tossed, God's playful enjoyment,
fear played or fooled, scrapping out life, difficult commitment,
afloat, circling sharks, staying aware, alert, accurate assessment,
bloody hands, aching back, pounding head, tough assignment,


fair winds, following seas, sudden sea calming,
open eyes, open mind, passing storm, pressure moving,
calm nourishing, spirit lifted, confidence, satisfaction, healing,
repairs complete, spirit, optimism, new storm forming,


always a storm, an obstacle, a challenge, a test,
reveals strength, competence, desire to be best,
reality, socially, financially, politically, some better than rest,
mediocre me, effort, time, pain invested, emotional mess,


spirit creates action, personal growth, a keeper in the crowd,
each blessed with life, uniquely created, an enigma, absurdity, live loud,
find why, any answer, will astonish, walk tall, stand proud,
complex lifeforms, skills, fears, dreams, till death's shroud,


sea's choppy, winds up, rain pours, lightning, thunder, stormy black skies,
storm's growing, mind of it's own, no mercy, numerous lies,
boat, terrible sea's, heavyweight fight, drop your guard, someone dies,
surviving, battling, pressing on, using skills, coming out on top, no better high,