i lay quietly
in the bow
of the gently
rocking ship
watching as the
flaming arrow
soars toward me
the cleansing
fire racing to
consume me whole
until all i was
now a soot stain
on the rippling
reflection of
the sallow moon
i lay quietly
in the bow
of the gently
rocking ship
watching as the
flaming arrow
soars toward me
the cleansing
fire racing to
consume me whole
until all i was
now a soot stain
on the rippling
reflection of
the sallow moon