Lost at Sea

Modern day piracy.

Ahoy, Pirate!

a treasure chest filled

with takings that were not yours

remains

intentionally failed to be returned

I hear your echos lost at sea

carried in winds and waves...

To the next shoreline

(and what comes as it may)

an adventure, a wander, a conquer

upon contenders armed

in the courage and exposure of sun

in shadows worn like capes

wind blown endurance

like boulders that bear the weight of grounding

and, you, Pirate, may climb upon these landings

and you may pillage upon this sacred land,

slippery soul,

stepping upon moss and algae

while clinging to trinkets and trophies,

that without fail sink to the ocean floor

petrified in all that is shed

purified in salt and sea.