How Can I Leave Myself Again?

I keep betting on the blues
that never seem to leave me,
getting carried away by
tempestuous trade winds
that lead to nowhere.

There’s a chasm within that amazes me,
yet I am empty with a thirsty soul,
in thirst of dancing waters flowing
through the land of the wild country,
the beckoning heartland
that I long to find solace in.

The rippling waters
keep mirroring
the singing skies,
giving a performance of a lifetime,
one that would leave me forever in awe
and bring me to my knees,
begging my bitter, aching heart
to give myself another chance,
undeserved yet the only way.

And this time, even when the boots
press against my chest as I’m dying,

I live.

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