The sky was too far
to reach
and I fell with open fingers
to the roaring sea below.
The icy water grabbed
me with merciless hands
and the waves
pushed me under.
No air down here.
Her face was there
in my mind as the ache took hold
of my chest
and her conflicted blue eyes visited
me as I sunk.
I watched the last of my breath
swirl upwards,
one last attempt
at life
and it was for nothing
YOU ARE READING
shards
Poetry❝and your words were shards of glittering glass, lodged deeply in my heart❞ a collection of poems and short stories. © 2014 by overcast
