Stagnation -

The open sea calls out my name

Quietly

Yet always the same

Colder, deeper

And yet I remain

As still as a painting

Lost in a memory… Find me

Floating above the waves

Breathing beneath the clouds

Tasting the air around me, still and low

In beams of light, I drift… Save me

Earth and sea embrace between me

Hand in hand, holding me fast

Fringes of seasons pass without change

Stillness awaits

Sleep

Stay close behind me

A whisper away

From flesh to bone to ash

And I’m gone

I’m gone

The steady hand of the sun on my face

I’ve forgotten myself as I lie here waiting

As still as a painting

Lost in a dream… Take me

Breathing beneath the waves

Scared as a child… Free me

Lost in a wish

Lost in a sunset