10. Engloutie
That love so strong and soft and supple so
Could lose itself in lazy, lonely landfall in
A shipwreck of desire and bony selfishness;
The murmurings of maybes, might-have-beens.
No reef, no storm, no siren singing no
We failed alone in quiet contempt of harbour failed.
Reft and bereft, surrendered to our separate seas,
We drift in dark apartness to the shore …
That love so strong and soft and supple so
Could lose itself in lazy, lonely landfall in
A shipwreck of desire and bony selfishness;
The murmurings of maybes, might-have-beens.
No reef, no storm, no siren singing no
We failed alone in quiet contempt of harbour failed …
… reft and bereft, surrendered to our separate seas,
We drift in dark apartness to the shore.
Leigh is repaying karma from a previous life by working out this one in IT. She’s a project manager, developer, writer, musician … and a recovering soccer player.