The Line

Tom C Dylan

I don't feel great right now

like I'm all lost at sea

I need to take some time,

some time just for me.

 

These seas are so rocky

it feels like my ship is sinking,

my head hurts from lack of sleep,

I wish I could stop thinking.

 

I throw myself overboard

and swim for the beach,

tossed around by the swell

the shore looks so far out of reach.

 

Exhausted and drained

I crawl out from the sea

soaked to the skin,

but feeling more like me.

 

Bare-foot in the rain,

drawing the line in the sand,

I've had all I can take,

and all that I can stand.

 

Yesterday was theirs

but tomorrow is all mine, 

I'm standing on the beach

and I'm drawing a line.

 

I can't take this much more,

I can't go on any longer, 

so I'm marking the line

and I'm coming back stronger.

 

Fourth of the fourth, Twenty-four,

tomorrow is the date,

I start all over again,

and I cannot wait. 

  • Author: Tom C Dylan (Offline Offline)
  • Published: April 3rd, 2024 06:54
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Comments8

  • Accidental Poet

    Glad to see you're on the mend Tom. Pen another great poem like this and you'll really be feeling even better. 😉👍

    • Tom C Dylan

      Thanks AP. Really appreciated. 🙂

    • Cassie58

      A day at a time. Not easy to move forward when you feel rough. I hope with each new day you feel stronger Tom. Have a good Wednesday.

      • Tom C Dylan

        Thanks a lot, Cassie. Really appreciated. Cheers Tom

      • orchidee

        Physically unwell? Mentally unwell? Or some depressive thing? I'm being nosey. Ooh!

        • Tom C Dylan

          Haha. I feel a bit stuck in a rut this week and tried to write a poem about it. Cheers Tom

        • Doggerel Dave

          Whoa - What I like about your work Tom, is that it deals with stuff out there in the real world. And this one feels like the start of a slippery slope leading to another of the kind of interminable offerings here which involve multiple examinations of the writer's internal states. Please don’t go there.
          PS: Personal view only and of course you have every right to examine your navel fluff to the end of time…😊🙃

          • Tom C Dylan

            Thanks a lot for your comments, Dave. Really appreciated. And no, normal service will be resumed. Just a crazy week and thought I'd try and write something about it. The usual random poems will follow shortly 😁

            • Doggerel Dave

              The relief! Many thanks for listening, Tom. I don't like the feeling of being deprived....😊

            • Goldfinch60

              Wonderful positive words Tom. Learn from yesterday to make tomorrow better.

              Andy

              • Tom C Dylan

                Thanks a lot, Andy. Appreciated. Cheers Tom

              • Thomas W Case

                Very relatable. Tremendous work.

                • Tom C Dylan

                  Thanks a lot, Thomas. Means a lot. Cheers Tom

                • Greg M Cole

                  Tom,
                  Great expression of being stuck and deciding to move ahead.

                • Neville

                  Hey Tom, this is far more dynamic than the stuckness you reference so well .. Don’t worry though, we’ve all been there and tomorrow is another day mate .. 😎👍

                  • Tom C Dylan

                    Bless ya, thanks a lot for that, Neville. Really appreciated, mate. 🙂 Cheers, Tom.



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