An Ocean In The Sea

An Ocean In The Sea
by Keaton Foster



Waves close
Upon a shore
Once more
They stand
They scream
As I am deep
Way out
Too far to swim
Too close to sink
The middle I think
An ocean in the sea
How did I get here
Way out wide
Beyond the shore
Beyond forevermore
I don’t know
How could I
Did I dream
A nightmare
Reality sparred
One day
I was on land
The next day
I was here
Far away
Hope
All but an idea
Crashing close
Further still
Those who plead
Loving me still
While I myself
Love least of all
I know how to swim
But when I try
I just begin to sink
Like a million stones
Concrete these bones
Heavier I’ve become
Motionless I float
Hopelessly buoyant
Weights pull me down
All around predator and prey
In time maybe I’ll go
Far below
Into the depths of nothing
Into the darkness of home
I’ll reside quite alone
An ocean in the sea
All but a dream
Made impossibly real
Some might say
Not as I
That it was me
Who brough myself here
To the deepest nowhere
To the middle of nothing
In a place of over abundance
To a place both cruel and kind
Within the vastness of my mind
Within my greatness of my soul
I just won’t know
An ocean in the sea
Nightmares are as real
As the voices of those
Upon the shore
Screaming for me to swim
While all I do is float
And if I try
Further down
I just sink…


An Ocean In The Sea
Written by Keaton Foster Copyright © 2008-2024