Driftwood Husband Poem by Kelly Boutin

The sea has taken you and torn you down
The wind has beaten you
The sun has bleached you out
Your eyes whitened, nearly lifeless
You lie on the heartless shore
Your skin cracked like dead wood peeling
Off your broken bark
My Driftwood Husband, I've been searching
Where have you washed?

A storm came and there you were
A wave and I almost saw you
The calm came and with it the sun
So bitter that I lost you
A wave of heat, I couldn't see
The world was made of sand
And through the heat, the years repeated
And that, I couldn't stand

I found the sea finally
The beach where I think I was
I walk those shores ‘till nevermore
Watching the bitter sun
Cold sea, you took my love
And now all I was is gone
When I was little I thought I had a future
Why did I grow up?

Parched eyes, lips silent
Lying there, mine
On some lost desert island
That I cannot find
I'm lost, I'm crying, get up out of the sand
Open my bottle and read the message
And try to understand
Find me now, cause I am lost
And I cannot find you
I am lonely, I am dying, where are you, My Own?

My loving Driftwood Husband
The sun has set on both our shores.