Inner Tides

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"Every human being

is an inner sea"

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A hidden ocean, vast and deep,

Each soul a shore where secrets sleep.

Tides of memory, soft and strong,

Where joy and sorrow both belong.


A lexicon the heart defines,

Where neglect in shadow shines,

And distrust builds its stony keep,

While self-contempt runs cold and deep.


Yet love's bright currents also flow,

And hope's small blossoms learn to grow,

With sharp regret, a bitter spray,

Washing over yesterday.


And so it goes, this inner space,

A multitude within each face.

Embedded images reside,

Where unspoken stories hide.


We are the tales we can't quite tell,

The half-sung note, the silent bell.

Unfinished poems on the page,

A flickering flame beyond wind's rage.


A life that breathes, yet feels the chill,

Of efforts lost, against our will.

A yearning that will not be stilled,

A silent march, a hope instilled.


Still walking on, with embers bright,

Still seeking solace in the night,

For something felt, but never named,

In the inner sea, forever framed.

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"still walking,

still burning,

still hoping

for something unnamed."


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