Alyssa Skyes

Poem First published in Poetry Dust: In the Middle of My Before and After

Poem Titled: "As I silence my dreams from making a sound" -Excerpt from Poetry Dust Book

For endless depths I’m drawn to sea I can’t absorb its might waves wash my ears & clear my mind of terrors in the night On imprisoned thoughts the ocean spitz and calls the wind to wrap removing all the useless bitz we treasure, but are traps Seaweed pulls my ankles in soft coral stops my toes fish spines see they break my skin ocean magic time well knows Bones were living now are sand ’neath blues so prominent water whispers stories grand of sunken continents And history sin

Excerpt from Poetry Dust: Book Intro - page 9