Soul Waves

Mirror pool of my soul,

a splash heard but not seen

reaching for white-capped brine

of floundering past

growing colder and shivering

in its fading rippled reflection.

Veins of moody swan wings

hearing waves of my soul

throbbing inside and outside

on sheen of mirrored water.

Two faces under water struggle

with swells of true essence,

sands of time burst from my heart

drowning in turquoise tears.

Tides weep in salted crash of currents

duplicating the shell of my soul

I watch my ship sink into the silt

blowing whispers into heartbeats.