Coming Home
There is a tempest at my back. Its furor pushes me forward into the murky grey night.
The sun is a hostage holed up in a cloud saturated sky.
I can’t distinguish firmament from sea. I keep my gaze fixed on the horizon hoping my eyes will draw out the blinking beam of the lighthouse tower but she stays veiled.
You are my only hope now.
The thunder roll echoes across the water and I hastily adjust my sails. The swells are as large as mountains now. Their cascading peaks gush over my sides.
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