on the lip,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
the ledge<\/p>\n\n\n\n
of the tidal pool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Early morning<\/p>\n\n\n\n
clouds<\/p>\n\n\n\n
abound,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
waves licking<\/p>\n\n\n\n
his face<\/p>\n\n\n\n
and arms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A strong back,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
well-defined<\/p>\n\n\n\n
lats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He stands tall,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
alone,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
without clear<\/p>\n\n\n\n
purpose<\/p>\n\n\n\n
watching<\/p>\n\n\n\n
the other <\/p>\n\n\n\n
swimmers<\/p>\n\n\n\n
wading in the <\/p>\n\n\n\n
water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Is anyone else <\/p>\n\n\n\n
drowning,\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
while not being<\/p>\n\n\n\n
immersed?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A wave crashes<\/p>\n\n\n\n
overhead,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
the salt water<\/p>\n\n\n\n
covering <\/p>\n\n\n\n
his face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How does one<\/p>\n\n\n\n
move on,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
after thirty-seven<\/p>\n\n\n\n
years, of<\/p>\n\n\n\n
holding the<\/p>\n\n\n\n
same hand,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
and listening<\/p>\n\n\n\n
to that one melodic<\/p>\n\n\n\n
voice saying\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I love you Darling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
~Lu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
on the lip, the ledge of the tidal pool. Early morning clouds abound, waves licking his face and arms. A strong back, well-defined lats. He stands tall, alone, without clear purpose watching the other swimmers wading in the water. Is anyone else drowning,\u00a0 while not being immersed? A wave crashes overhead, the salt water covering […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10,9,18],"tags":[12,13],"class_list":["post-137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-heartbreak","category-loss","category-love","tag-death","tag-sadness"],"yoast_head":"\n