Life's a Beach

I don't know

where I stand

with the tides

every day

But I do know

that I am drowning and

I know

that I have sand

in places

where I'm not supposed to

have sand

and saying that

I am uncomfortable

is putting it mildly

Because life is a beach

that's what they tell me

life is a beach

from a distance

a sunlit, beautiful dream

But up close it's cold

and it's wet

and it hurts

when you let it in

~ VoodooRue (February 2018)