OCEAN OF PAIN

I have cried myself into an ocean of pain

And here I lay in it again

Still thinking of how to forget you but all in vain,

 

The waves crash around me, a tempestuous sea

As I'm pulled under, struggling to be free

From the memories that haunt me, of what used to be

 

You flew into my life like a dove

And left an imprint of love

I applaud you for trying so hard 

For all  I saw was your mask

Little did I know it was a task,

 

Your mask was so convincing, I couldn't see

The person you truly were, the real you and me

Now I'm left with a heart full of debris

 

Now am drowning in an ocean 

Filled with so much emotion.

But I know I'll find my way to the shore

And leave this pain behind, forevermore.

The Muse's Notebook: Mariam Salah