I Am This

Life fires this
The ebb tide explodes with force and effect
The salt spray is in my mouth
The ocean is cool across my shoulders
I can feel the lift and crash
The tumult has red splash
And life is pouring from my soul

I am thinking about the helpless
I am remembering the callous
I am remembering how my children
Wouldn't sleep with me
How they always preferred to sleep
With their mother
It always was an acquiescence

They would kindly come to my bed
I could feel the love
But then they would
Always end their visit
With a scurry back to their mothers bed
And my destiny would be sealed
And there would be blood in the water