A requiem

My body’s an ocean

Each thought a drop that washes over me

Leaving a mark they cannot see

But this sea

Holds memories 

Hopes and dreams unreleased

Ready and willing to be set free 

Kept under lock and key

Under secrets kept for someone other than me

I hold

His thoughts, beliefs 

Promises he chose not to keep

Crimes…told not to speak

His anger ran deep and wide

Even my ocean can’t hide

So to survive I must unlock

Remove this block and set my ocean free

Tell the stories of what the sea saw

Releasing it all

Allowing it to fall

The rain comes

New drops forming new thoughts

Washing me clean

So the depth can be seen

This ocean is free

And all that’s inside of me