Riding waves

Riding waves of hopelessness,
turned keel toward the south,
raised sails of hope and misery;
licked salt from drying kiss.

Winds did lash in screaming,
strident in their tones,
raging helplessly around;
blew all thoughts from mind.

Journey in vast emptiness,
horizon lost in clouds,
onward through the sulking sea;
threads of life unravelled.

Tears did crust accordingly,
dried in bitter mix,
masking all emotion brought;
darkness pain eclipsed.