Not all children knew Arcadia
1 min readOct 8, 2016
it takes a dozen times to realize
that they’d rather
sprinkle the sea with tiny sayings
than dip a toe
in your history’s water
mother daughter relationships
are tough
she really loves you, you know
she’s your mother after all
they grew up on solid land,
never needed to memorize
the moon’s faces
love’s a summer plum to them
but the word reminds you
of salt water
endless, abundant, but never
quenching your thirst
the worst are the almost knowing
they decide you are
something broken
because you never quite lost
your sea legs
perhaps you are
uncertain with the land
and her seasons
struggling to trust her bounty
but your eyes know
the sky’s nighttime body
your ears wake to
the gull’s morning call
no, you’ll never have arcadia
but they never knew
the sea
