Abatement

the tide rolls out
my spirit rides on her back
broken
lost
drifting with her current
she spills me on her rubbled shore
ice in lungs
grains of sand
needles under nails
clawing
her sighing sharing waves of pain
i feel the lips
warm and supple
stinging mine to living
shards of memory
lancing fears
ache and need
loss and want
i fade from blur to bite
bitter light
unwelcome clarity
diffuse!
fade!
release!
back to darkness
away from knowing
take your breath
your charity
and flush me out
let my life abate
diminish me
reduce my soul
empty
cold once more
on rolling surf
carry me
to nothing