Silence

Image by Joel Hatfield via Wylio

Cold as ice—
This boat, it's drifting far from
Paradise.
Lost inside. I'm shaken like the waves
That churn.

Catch my light—
The flare that burns its way
Across the night.
I watch the red give way to
Fog-stained skies.
Until the silence
Screams my fears.

Waters rise—
I gasp from dreams that rob
My sleep at night.
The ocean pulls me to the
Edge, I try
To keep myself from
Plunging in.

Black-foamed lies—
The jolt, it sends me to my
Knees; I cry,
Or is it rain that stains my
Face this time?
Forget the angels, I need You.

Winds, they change—
Is that a cloud, or shore
Beyond the gray?
My chest, it breathes again
Without the pain.
You steer the current,
Guide me home.

Copyright 2016 by Ashley Williams