Driftwood

Julia Murphy '23

There are some people

who emanate warmth

from their smiles

and

There are some people

you can’t let go of

We’re ships in an ocean

Stormy winds tip us

back and forth

I don’t know

how the waves feel

when they push your lantern

across the deck

And you don’t feel

my stomach jolt

when the salt blurs my eyes

But we’re waving

distress signals,

sending lifeboats

of resources we do

and don’t have to spare.

I am cold and hollow

to the bone

and my heart is pounding

an age-long elegy

But I am less alone

Because our tears

mix in with the sea

And we laugh at the

driftwood

flying in the air.

What else is there to do?

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