Pull Away

The swaying ocean punctures me
And drains something
I've never done
Without.

Down the shore,
A couple holds each other
As their boat is settling.
Returning is a pleasure
I can't recall.

Pull away.
Feel my heart deflate
In unison
With the waving crowd.

My Joanne,
She's anchored to her ailing father.
I assured her understanding
I don't have.
She's now nearly gone,
A slender body on receding ground.
The water lifts by an inch
And falls by fathoms deep.
I sink along.

My dog's excited,
Tearing over sands
And barking strong,
Confused.

- 5/30/25

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