The Island

View of Alcatraz taken from the Bay Bridge

 

Heavy inversion layers

tamped down emotions

solitude of thought.

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Days like these weigh on my soul

testing my psyche

in ways you can’t know.

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Where does the self doubt come from?

Was it there since birth,

or learned behavior?

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On an island in my mind,

watching the waves lap

and envelop me.

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The sun tries hard to break free

 Focused beams puncture

through the mist and shine.

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If only I can absorb

the sun’s loving rays

deeply in my heart

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I can learn to love again.

The lessons of life

that guide me to peace.