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Across the barren sea of forgiveness

To the briny shores of the past

I cannot forgive myself

in this world I will not last

The sad blue skies

The warm white sand

I needed someone to hold my hand

The longer I stay, the faster I'll go

The wind blows harder now

Who I am, you'll never know

Gazing into the deep ocean

Lost in my emotion

All I see is the broken half of me

A reflection I can't refuse

This woman I did not choose

I am nothing with everything to lose

Elsie Alvarez

Christina Norris