At Sea

My lips part, no words fall The sea holds a face unknown I stand between a world and void Nothing feels safe Sails rise, the air stills The keel cuts a silver path Horizon swallows me whole I am at sea The wind unveils a shifting sign A breath held tight The sea reveals no friend to find No guiding sight Waves start to grow and howl The deep calls my name aloud Clouds blur the shadowed sun Will I endure? The storm has come, it’s locking me I will not break The swell can drown but can’t unmake The oath I take No matter the pain, no matter the fear I watch the world I knew fall down The sea and I have learned to share Leaving the safe harbor ground Faith doesn't beg for life it feeds on the dark The storm I faced became the truth I gained Time unfolds what I am Eyes no longer look away Now I walk beyond the line I once believed Here at last I belong Signs arise and slow decay Every dream can be reclaimed to live again