flotsam

i do not fear
the deepest sea
the best fish swim there
your life does not frighten me
sailor's knots
do not know thee
your knees in the clouds
bruised to the core
apple seeds
and fallen leaves
i cast a line
into the ocean once more
for a while i rest
in your hot sand
wallowing in words
up to my chest
you don't follow time
or any course set to sail
i catch a ride
on a sea monkeys' tail
monsters of the deep
tell the tale
of a wishing well
full of shiny pennies
and lost wishes
a man's heart
thrown in for his misses
cradles are robbed
and hobgoblins
bob for apples
unaware of the machete
above their heads
fists dance off my face
in blacks and reds
fourteen years of wedded iron
cast in steel
a ring around your neck
then freedom rang
with a clank of my fallen chain
across your christmas deck