The lighthouse & the rock
Mikey Brain 1982 (Birmingham)
On my visit today, I find your mind lost
adrift, like a missing ship at sea.
As I sit to your starboard side I sense your immense battle with the current.
Waves of confusion and fright wash over your face in tides.
Your eyes focus from a black depth to a grey fog with the change of winds.
Your chapped sore lips resemble a sea blasted sun scorched rope, as you begin to scan the room for a beacon.
I hold your gaze briefly & utter something meek and useless, the words glance off you like a timid breeze to a bow.
You have many perils to overcome, & I long to be your beacon.
As you lay here lost, selfishly I think, am I the lighthouse or just another rock?
About this poem
This is a piece about my the early days of my fathers brain injury
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Submitted by 1mikeybrains2 on December 14, 2023
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