Into the Abyss

It was just me and the ocean as I rested under a palm tree 

A women walked from the water and headed toward me

She was foreign to me, not like anything my eyes have seen

Not foreign like another nation, just unlike women in Queens

See I saw your scars from a far, and they caught my eye

I’m surprised you saw them, I come here for the sun’s dye 

I’m not speaking of the scars that you wear on your skin

The sun has helped here, but it cannot fade those within

Come, I want to show you something called the edge of love

From what I see, this is something you’ve been deprived of

It’s like nothing you’ve ever felt before, but I need you to abide

And if you swim with me, you will see your ocean shift tide

I looked out at the sea, rocks were beaten by angry white waves

Trust me she said, take my hand, it’s time for you to be brave

She led me to the edge of the shore and the ocean was resounding

I’m sorry I can’t go in there with you, for I am afraid of drowning

Take my hand we will swim deep beneath your dark violent squall

So, we faced my mad sea’s hostile cautions and dove beneath them all