Burn Out

a poem about anything

Walking slowly down
The beach, I glance out
To see
The ocean water rising and falling
With the tide. I

Stop to watch the ships pass by as I
Try to see
The sunset burning down
The sky. The moon replaces the sun by putting out
A light of its own, yet meeting the sun's fate of falling

From the darkness. My sight falling
To something new, I
Throw a random shell out
Into the water, down
Where nothing can see

The light shining through. Can you see
The sunset? I wonder, looking down
To the water. It seems to be falling
Into your arms every night. I
Hope you don't keep it out

Forever. Without the light, my fears come out
From hiding. My strengths falling
Out of grasp, I
Can't seem to focus on what I see
When all I see is light dimming down

Down into a faint glare. The moon and the water put the fire out,
Helping me see my fears falling away, as I learn to live in
Light and Dark