Stone Spirit Lodge

I know that there are forces unseen
who each have had a hand in righting
this ship; for you see, I know at my core
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that the horizon is a fickle mistress;
the appearance of this ship sinking
is but a mirage from too many days
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at sea, alone.  I come here tonight
to wash off the saltwater that stains
my soul, to [...]

Today time comes calling impatient,
an unwilling mistress- she is perplexed,
disturbed and bit reticent to wait her turn.
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She speaks at a clip faster and faster as if
this certain collision course we are on is
about to crash!
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I beg to offer a bit different scenario, ripe
with consequences through intentional acts
of sacred sacrifice, whose sole purpose
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is to shift, alter [...]

She came to me late this evening,
in divine repose, her familiar face
aglisten.  I began to speak- her full lips
hushed mine.
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I could not help but lose my way in
the depth of her eyes, I knew without
a doubt she and I had been swept away
together more than once.
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Her scent, the taste of her in the air,
my breath [...]