Poem: Deep inside

photo by Toni Frissell

you can't recall the moment is starts

how it becomes like a haven you always searched for

somewhere away from those who can't relate

building yourself through these miniature storms

until nothing else feels like home

you only realize the strange comfort if brings

and how often you dive into it, like it's the air you breathe

familiar waves surrounding your thoughts

but you don't feel the sadness that clings to your lungs

becoming your second skin

let the storms pass, before they take you

like the ocean, you too can calm yourself

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Written for the Mag #272