unable to lift the down –

struggling against the waves of doubt –

afraid to drown,

i avoid deep water,

wade instead in shallows –

seeking desperately some unseen shore…

fearful of losing footing –

stepping off the ledge

into a deeper pool of nothing.

what is it about you –

frightens me so?

your eyes –

liquid pools of hello –

invite me in –

outstretched hands offer close –

but all i do is pull away…

afraid today to take the plunge,

i struggle to stay afloat –

set adrift on stormy seas –

no calm of hope –

no rope of trust to moor this sinking ship –

tossed aside by

waves of discontent!