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Chapter Sighting

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By Rowan Finley Published 2 years ago • 1 min read
Photo by Khaldoun Alkhalid: https://www.pexels.com/photo/silhouette-of-person-in-body-of-water-during-sunset-7053973/

Beauty and the genteel waves...

Letting the air, water, and moment rapture-capture her,

Far off into the distance, she spotted a ship of sadness.

There was something about that ship that sent cold shivers down her spine.

Who could be bound on that ship and what could they be feeling right now?

Sensing a gnarly poke of guilt, she wanted desperately for them to be her and her to be them instead.

No matter how sincere here compassionate yearning summoned,

she could not trade places with the people on the ship who were sadly stuck.

At the zenith of her heart,

the ocean roared back,

as it was an acting barrier, keeping her from them,

at least until another chapter sighting.

Free VerseStream of Consciousnesssurreal poetry

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Rowan Finley

Father. Academic Advisor. Musician. Writer. My real name is Jesse Balogh.

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    Written by Rowan Finley