On suffering
I did it once.
Went through the dark night of the soul in a little row boat
And didn’t sink.
So I did it once.
Then again and again
I have been called to attend to separation
Suffer the stark, dark gritty agony of loneliness –
And realize
There is no cure for being human
I am almost sixty now
My hair is silver and gray
My eyes betray my years
As do the fine lines around my mouth
Smile and grimace both
I don’t much like getting back in the boat
To ride out the night
Or say hello to the now familiar darkness
Out from which I will emerge
Glad to be alive.
But I will do it.
Silvia Behrend
Comment
Watching your beauty, as you describe it, takes me forward to thoughts of my own "ocean," the saline content of it (them), etc. Weather. The simple teak hull probably bloated by now but holding steady... I share in your commitment!
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