Carried Away

neglected winds howled their fury
blowing through a door ajar…
startled…
she dropped to cower…
piercing chill burning
skating across thundering veins

sudden silence filled empty pockets
scoured sterile by the pain
tomorrow has no meaning
the past has gone away

frozen fists slowly opened 
letting go…
of every hope…
relinquishing the hold…
no longer keeping control in constant tow

free floating in a tsunami
course uncharted and unknown
a minnow in an ocean…
such a tiny being…
lost in a madly hungry world

dropping deep…
beneath the current
seeking shelter from the storm
within abysmal stillness…
she found unexpected strength…
to finally make her way…

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