Maelstrom

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Maelstrom

Each day I wake
not knowing what
to expect
Will today be
comforting or
suffocating
There is no way to detect

I can sail
smooth seas
of love and tranquility
Be a recipient
of your devoted attention
and surprised
by your spontaneity

Or do we navigate a maelstrom
on this imperious
voyage to destruction
Unable to fathom
your thought process
I do drown in your rhetoric
of seduction

Anchored to your bitterness
Wishing for harmony but
sinking in your resentment
Feeling Icy fingers wrapped
around my heart
beguiled with the promise
of contentment

Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©

Word Prompts:

Fathom

Imperious

Beguile

Anchor

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Published by Christine Bolton

I have been writing poetry since I was a child and it has helped in the good times and bad times. I am always looking within to find the answers to life's problems and to write thought-provoking poetry and prose. Thanks for checking it out. Christine

9 thoughts on “Maelstrom”

    1. Thank you my dear friend. I think it would resonate with most of us. Nothing is easy when it comes to relationships 😐

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  4. Love this! A great portrait of those kind of two sided relationships and that romantic pull… and some really beautiful phrases. Especially love: “we navigate a maelstrom/on this imperious/voyage to destruction” and “beguiled by the promise of contentment.”

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