Is Perspective all there is? Mine on brother Jeffy

Surfing on an Ocean of Tears

The baby born of innocence
Was it meant to be?
So precious, so kind, so beautiful

The little boy with crew cut always
A loving soul misunderstood?
A life of denial, rejection and obtuseness

The protector of those who could not defend
Did you knowingly take on the task?
More courage than the fiercest lion could ever know

The boy-man lost and forgotten
Is it any wonder you were caught in the riptide?
Never knowing where to go, who to ask

A shadow floating thru the translucent swells
Did you find any peace on those voyages?
Temporary intoxications always provide temporary euphoria

The phantom trapped within the small void
Didn’t you have an escape hatch?
Probably not—the door was locked from the inside

A victim of the times and the selfishness of others
What were you dreaming?
The answers will never be known

The knight in the night
Why did you leave to become someone else?
Because you could be the crowned king

The spirit which so longed to belong
How long were you adrift in the vastness?
Forever, lost in an ocean of darkness

The essence always seeking but never finding
Why did you not find a way up from the bottom?
Trapped under the weighty pressure, you couldn’t

Having the heart of a blue whale and wanting love
Why did you reject the love of those who loved you?
You never believed and so swam to other shores

The psyche tightly sealed within a mussel
Could your armor have been pierced to reveal the pearl?
It’s easier to hold the suffering deep within

The intimidating image so full of presence
Why would you not know who you are?
You only needed to speak softly to be heard

The tortured soul without freedom, caged
Why did you have to suffer outside too?
Sometimes death is the salient cure

The ghost now freely roaming the earth and cheering the ‘skins
Are you happy? The body here on earth was just a disguise?
Now escaped, or released into heaven’s ocean forever

A son, brother, uncle, a friend, a lover
Have you come full circle? Where are you now?
Surfing on an ocean of tears?