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Buoy Us

Sep 11, 2013 By Elin Stebbins Waldal 2 Comments

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Buoy us

 Body, mind, soul

swallowed

into the abyss

the wall

fingertips brush against

yet not  quite…

splash into

the memory-well

so deep

oxygen eludes

—no tick—no tock—

reservoir of collected tears

dive into the depth

of our grief

surrender bursting lungs

buoy us up

forever-changed

into the light

                                                                –Elin Stebbins Waldal

 

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: 9/11, Healing

Comments

  1. Edee Lemonier says

    Sep 11, 2013 at 7:37 am

    Simply beautiful.

    Reply
    • Elin Stebbins Waldal says

      Sep 11, 2013 at 8:36 am

      Thank you Edee. xo

      Reply

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