years at sea

my soul washed onto a beach
after many years at sea
it is bleached and hollow
worn too smooth 
like shells that batter each other
along the shoreline
and in the early hours
as the Sun provides enough light
you find me
and place me in your bag
with stones and lost treasures
that you would later admire
and place in your display
or simply toss aside

Deckard

I began writing poetry when I was a teenager and it truly saved me from a destructive path. 'Time Heals' will be on my grave stone'. I have 3 incredible kids who are the greatest gifts that God has given me. If I have advice to give to aspiring...

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