Why do you
only come
in waves
Temporary
waves
crashing
euphoric
waves
Cresting
and folding
onto the sea
of my subconscious
Washing away
all pain
pushed
to the safety
of a peaceful
harbor
Baptized
in a loving
embrace
that is all
too soon
replaced
by cruel
reality
above
the sea
spray
You only
come in
waves
High tide
and
fast rising
losing
my footing
on what
is below
sinking
quickly
hit me
with
another
lift
me up
on
the surf
ride
it to
the
blissful
shores
of
eternity
away
from
the squall
of
misery
away
from
the
ephemeral
toil
of
life
here
You always
come in
waves
a momentary
escape
The waves
of euphoria
are retreating
Elusive happiness
return to me
if only in waves
forever in waves
For another time
I feel I've
reached
nirvana
A moment
of Zen
in a heaven
of my making
Just
to have it
slip away
It
always
goes
away
Why do I
seek with such
abandonment
the fading pleasures
of a corrupt existence
The waves
of euphoria
have
retreated
again
The high
evaporates
in their
absence
My sea
calms
to its usual
despair
You
only come
in waves
always
in waves
By Samantha Campbell
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