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Adrift

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By Danielle KelleyPublished 3 years ago • Updated 3 years ago • 1 min read
Adrift
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Cold envelops my every inch, every orifice

MAN OVERBOARD

Colossal swells rip me from salvation

Pleas for rescue swallowed up in thunder

My beacon vanishes over the crest

Unending ruthless rollercoaster

Salt and vomit burn my throat

Spirit mirroring the darkness drenched horizon

Soon all that I am will cease

My stench, that of the rotting sea

My flesh, melting meat in the mouths of the natives

My bones, a school's alabaster playground

My soul, foam floating aimless

Hoping to cling once again to the shore

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Danielle Kelley

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    Written by Danielle Kelley