Wake of My Life

The ripples of my life

Wake of My Life

The small waves slowly rock me
As I lie in the wake of my life
I close my eyes and remember my past
as the remembering once more rips open the wounds

As I lie in the wake of my life
I look down into the waves
Each ripple an event from times long ago
Each wave opening a new wound from the past

I close my eyes and remember my past
I remember the pain
I can still feel the knife’s cool blade
As I drew it across my flesh

As the remembering once more rips open the wounds
I float over the last small wave
and I look down on the body that use to be mine
and see the tears in my eyes as they closed one last time