Poetry

Sailing into the Future Alone

Do I dare to embrace that?

Blue Insights
Published in
2 min readAug 26, 2024

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Woman sailing on a magenta sea with Venus in the sky above her
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My mind was a rudderless boat
Drifting back to then
When infinity stretched
Beyond the horizon
To lift the sun each day
Bringing light
And flights of birds
Their fanfare welcoming the morning

But nothing lasts forever

Days became dark nights
Without stars or moon
Leaving only Venus visible
To taunt me with love lost

Months were erasers
Failing in their mission
Made for meaningless pencil sketches
Ineffective against
The permanent ink of memories

The crunch — not shoes on gravel
But a half-empty jar of peanut butter
I gave away one day
Unable to accept his morning toast
Had become obsolete because
Dead men don’t eat
Though those you loved
Eat away at you
Leaving you empty inside
Hungering for one more day
One more breakfast
One more smile
One more kiss

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Caroline de Braganza
Blue Insights

Wise Older Woman (WOW). Poetry, essays, humor. Passion for mental health, social justice, politics, diverse cultures, the world and environment.