Every time I see the sea,
I am taken back to all the times
I saw the sea before.
The deep blue
Soothes, washes away
Petty thought
Releases, purifies, cleans
Never refuses to hold
or baptize me,
a reminder
to let
go,
to place trust
in things
That cannot be fully known
I see,
as
I float,
That all spaces
between
bodies
are
just
sea
Deep, dark and free
Slippery boundaries
that separate
you’s
from
me’s.
– Anna Hoghton is an award-winning poet, film-maker and writer.
