Caught

[CdnReader]

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Caught
within a swirling maelstrom
feet lifted from sea bottom
while my spirit yet sinks....
I struggle to regain my footing
but am swept away over and over again.
Recovery seems torn
from my grasp.

Shall I surrender to the waves....?
Give in to the urge to
breathe deeply....
Fill my lungs with salty remembrances
of past disappointments....
Shall I sink into memories....?
Resist the pull of the future....
Or refuse the tides that call me home.

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[Granny5]

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Caught
within a swirling maelstrom
feet lifted from sea bottom
while my spirit yet sinks....
I struggle to regain my footing
but am swept away over and over again.
Recovery seems torn
from my grasp.

Shall I surrender to the waves....?
Give in to the urge to
breathe deeply....
Fill my lungs with salty remembrances
of past disappointments....
Shall I sink into memories....?
Resist the pull of the future....
Or refuse the tides that call me home.

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cdn/27aug07
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Haven't we all had times like this? It speaks to me in such a vivid way. I really like this, Cdn. Great poem.

[CdnReader]

Thanks, Granny. :)

[PrinceMyshkin]

.Or refuse the tides that call me home.

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Is SUCH a good, strong closing line!

[CdnReader]

Thanks, PM. :)

[ampoule]

I remember being caught like this, in the ocean as a child and in love as an adult. You captured it well with your poem.

[Virgil]

Very good Cdn. I really like the second stanza.


Shall I surrender to the waves....?
Give in to the urge to
breathe deeply....
Fill my lungs with salty remembrances
of past disappointments....
Shall I sink into memories....?
Resist the pull of the future....
Or refuse the tides that call me home.

That last line is fabulous!

[CdnReader]

Thanks very much, Amp and Virgil. I greatly appreciate your comments. :)