Cold

by

Richard Betts Jr.

You say you feel alone,
Like you were set adrift
On the open sea.

You whisper, mostly to yourself,
That the water has turned cloudy,
And the sea has grown cold.

The sky is getting dark,
And the wind blows in a constant gale.
A storm is on the horizon, you say.

You are thirsty,
Surrounded by a sea of water
From which you cannot drink.

You are freezing,
And you say you feel
No warmth from the cold, dark sea.

I know what it is like
To drift lost and lone
On the unforgiving waters.

I know the sea can be callous,
Offering no quarter to
The souls it carries deep.

I was drowning in it,
Looking for love,
And then you rescued me.

NEXT?
Why don't you look at John Howard's unofficial address to the people of Australia
by: Francis Duggan
from: Wonthaggi, Victoria, Australia

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