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

Oceans Rise

Image: Jim Lukach via Wylio

Blue-gray skies--
Beneath, the paling water
Reflects your eyes.
The girl I was before would've
Asked you why.
But now I let you fall apart.


Moonlit blinds--
Your pillow's empty while I
Dream of Fire
I'm running quickly, but I
Said goodbye,
And now I think
I've lost my way.


Sometimes things,
They burn inside you. Never
Told you why
I ran so quickly to the
Churning tide,
But violence sometimes feels like home.


Oceans rise--
It fills the empty, but I'm
Numb inside.
I miss your laughter, miss your
Simple smiles.
I was my best
When I had you.


Blink my eyes.
Are you a ghost? Your clothes,
They smell of fire.
I breathe the smoke, I swear
I thought you'd died
When it was me who felt the burn.


Years, they fly.
You look the same as when I
Said goodbye.
Those years alone when oceans
Watched me cry.
But now, your hand,
It feels like home.

Copyright 2016 by Ashley Williams