You asked someone to cling to you,
to keep themselves afloat,
as if you were life-saving driftwood,
and they had lost their boat.
That offer feels so beautiful
for someone lost at sea
yet makes me wonder how you keep
your gift of buoyancy…
For in the dark when I felt sure of sinking,
I kept afloat upon your song and singing.
Your words, though meant for someone else,
strung with song-writing craft,
have been, no doubt, for others too,
a life-supporting raft…
For in the dark when I felt sure of sinking,
I kept afloat upon your song and singing.
If, unlike driftwood, you may feel
at times to depths you’ve sunk,
I hope you rise remembering
you’ve salvaged as you’ve sung…
For in the dark when I felt sure of sinking,
I kept afloat upon your song and singing.
* Song inspired by the song Driftwood by Jocelyn Limmer
Mario A. Pita
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