A Song In Progress

at a standstill,
staring out into space
never fully
grasping the world
love has opened
my eyes to stranger things
chaos and beauty
deceive me
I was never
one to keep my head dry
and above water
no, I don’t even try
I’m always saved by
sailors telling me lies
and out in the open
they leave me
but then, out in the open
it’s you I see

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