A Lonely Ocean Life

Lost in an open sea,
The waves hit me.
I carry my burden helplessly.
I tell myself I can do it.

The dark closes in.
My eyes are shut.
But remember my single task
To find help somewhere here for us

I spend the night restlessly.
I tread water.
I know he’s dead and I’m nearly.
How can I save myself out here?

I fall into sleep.
I wake alone.
I have abandoned him; I cry.
Later help finds me; I can live.

If I can, why not him?
I forget him not.
He left the boat late to find me.
But I had already dived.

He has died.
Our love has not.
I’ll find him again
In a white wilderness.