Life Afresh

They all left me then,
When he left,
They left,
And…, 
They came.

The frightened birds,
The lost children,
The stricken mother,
We clung together.

Lost on the frozen sea,
We clung together,
Never speaking,
Searching the horizon.

They came also,
The demons,
The quiet voices
Whispering in my ear.

You are not safe,
They said,
Trust nothing,
Trust nobody.

Still we sailed,
All pretending,
All striving
To stay afloat.

Then he left too,
Over the side he went,
No longer able,
Into the cold dark sea.

To the lifeboats
Now we went,
Not seeing,
We were each alone.

Together 
Yet alone,
Alone,
With our demons.

And
A vast ocean
Have I crossed,
My demons and I.

Still here I am,
And now,
I see land,
The shore beckons.

There,
I will leave this boat,
That is no longer life,
With its ghosts and demons.

There,
On this new shore,
I will raise my eyes
To the heavens.

I will say goodbye,
My anger and pain,
Plain to see,
On the wet sand.

I will embrace love again,
There I will live again,
Love, life,
Afresh and anew.
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