At the beach
Worn just because
Despite the risk of losing
In the crashing waves
Which is why there was not shock
When the wave crashed Knocked off a flimsy headband
And swiped an earring
Diamond platinum and all
Out to sea
Sitting on shore
Giggling at the odds Unable to muster up anger
At a wave
For having such good taste
Looking at the remaining earring
Realizing that the wavesWould have more love for it
Than I ever did
Taking a final picture
Before releasing the 2nd earringDiamond platinum and all
Into the sea
Such a relief
To experience A loss that didn’t hurt a bit
A release that chose itself
Understanding now
That there was no pain becauseThe thing taken from me
Was never that precious
And the thing released
Was a relief to see go
Precious things held tightly
Like faith, or spouse, or the life you’ve built
Hurt badly
When they are taken
But it’s good to hold important things tightly
Because the tighter you have held them
The harder you will fightTo reclaim, or rescue, or rebuild them
Once they have gone
The loss of simple earrings
A few hundred dollars worth of metal and stone
Didn’t register hurt
Because they didn’t matter to me
No hurt
Though one was taken from me
And the other I let go
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