ME

On an ocean of thoughts and feelings;

I sit stranded with no life vest.

My heart is set on ensuring the matter is settled before help comes.

I realize I am no longer alone my feelings have materialized into beings.

I notice a scared little girl shuddering at the chill of the night breeze.

As her eyes glisten in the dark;

I saw all she will grow to be.

To my left I hear obscenities being spat by a second version of me.

This I recognized to be none other than my teenage self.

Her internal battles remedied with aggression and alcohol was the only language she knew of help.

To my right, I sensed a presence that would not be denied;

Her eyes stained red but on her lips I noticed a calm smile.

You see, she has been through the worst or so she has concluded.

This young lady has determined that her joy would no longer be obstructed.

As we floated together what I now suspected to be a crew of four;

I heard a song that easily unlocked my caged heart’s door.

It was music unlike anything I have ever heard.

A tone riddled with depth and pain emerged from this recovering damaged song bird.

The melody encompassed the non- existent lyrics; they proceeded as one.

A sense of unity was absolutely evident she sang chords that could only be composed as such.

With no words she sung of was and who she would become;

Music only fit for angels on high.

I was not sure she was like the rest, as this sound could not have come from me.

My free heart now beating, screaming that indeed she was me,

I turned slowly to force my eyes agree.

As I slowly turned, she smiled and continued her heavenly ballad;

My heart of hearts was right from the start, there is an exceptional beauty that lives with me.