on the high seas
forgive my apathy
I’m long adrift in no man’s land
examining all life around me
as if for the last time
offbeat winds blowing
in contradictory directions
stars steering me at night
offering empathy
this invisible me
like a thimble in the raging sea
believably staying afloat
white flag waving high
october two thousand twenty
copyright j matthew waters
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