~ ~ Adrift ~ ~

A mind adrift on the ocean wide,
changing direction like a rising tide.
Rocking to and fro with life’s events
these racing thoughts extremely intense.

When riding high atop a crest
all restlessness is put to rest-
then the bottom of a treacherous swell,
and the path ahead is hard to tell.

In rougher waters, droplets splatter
losing focus as all thoughts scatter.
From internal peace it’s a castaway,
just trying to keep the darkness at bay. 

Traveling along on an uncharted course
seeking solace from its own discourse.
The brain the motor, the body the vessel
with deceiving thoughts it continues to wrestle.

Weathering the waves, the lows and highs,
sometimes seeming it might capsize.
In need of an anchor to hold it steady,
for tranquil moments it’s desperately ready.

Still waters bring a sense of calm;
oars rest motionless in relaxed palms.
Then positive thoughts find solid shore...
a mind at peace to its very core.