Green Island

by Richard Willems - Aquarius

Where the water cascades over coral
boils inland, drips
to sand

Where rocks tower overhead
moist, green
next to villages long abandoned
to weather, time
crumbling in the wind
crumbling in my hands

Where leaden clouds linger
incessantly, chilling
on the boardwalk with milk tea
and cigarettes snatched from my fingers
trail sparks on broken concrete

Where memories echo of torture
and barbed wire rusts under moss
clings to hope, and
limp from the humidity

Where the air breathes decay
in each spray of salt
and hints of diesel fuel
I stood
alone on an outcropping,
and remembered.
Birth sign: Aquarius
Date created: 1999-11-22 22:22:27
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:41:31
Poem ID: 53827

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