SHIPWRECKED

"If your love is a shipwreck, I'll sing in the life boat."

You crashed on the surface like a Nola wind,

Breached my walls,

then broke this dam.

Flooded my plans with your wicked charm.

Out pacing your storm,

got me tangled up again.

This old bewitching atmosphere,

is hauntingly familiar.

The ghosts that trap you in the past,

battle with the demons at my helm.

Your beacon from a distant shore,

penetrated dark waters like a sword.

Pitching,

Rolling,

Deeply colliding,

This is my surrender.

Changed my compass needle heading,

Adjusted the sails to your supernatural breakers.

It'll take just one wave to capsize this vessel;

One more to pull me under.

Shipwrecked treasure always glistens at night,

Cuts through the surface like a guiding light.

Long for your island paradise.

Want to wander your deserted beaches,

Get lost in time.

If this nirvana is mythical place,

never would've known by the look on your face.

I'm lost in your current like a priceless wine,

Drunk on a reckless adventure.

My heart beats safer when anchored at harbor,

But that's not what this kind of infatuation was made for.

If love is a shipwreck in the sable of darkness,

I’ll sing in the lifeboat to welcome the dawning.

EMH2024

Sometimes in life we just want a guaranty. To know for certain RIGHT NOW that things will work out. Afraid that the season we are in will keep us forever on the fringe. When you’re sitting in a vast expanse of possibilities, in the pressure cooker of expectation and impatience, it can often feel paralyzing. What steps do you take when you have only a hunch but no solid direction? Maybe you even feel you’re heading the wrong way. This power poem is not only about the obstacles of feeling lost, but the fear of what might not come to fruition, and what will you do about it. You’ll never be effective, if you’re convinced that tomorrow needs to be better than today. The present is where your power lies. The best way to find your direction is to trust your instinct. When it comes to creating purpose, there is truly no wrong direction. Be brave enough to let yourself evolve.