By Galadrial
Date: 2002 Mar 05
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[[2002.03.05.17.46.13103]]

Never Mind

Walking to the beach,
where he has swam
with leviathan,
to emerge grim faced,
or even laughing
as the tides shifted.
"They didn't eat me."
I nod.
And when he reaches
casually for a towel,
the sun painting his face
he does not see
the ring I slipped
from finger to hand
and cast into the sea.
Not an offering---
not a sacrifice,
just something I could not
bear to keep
knowing too well what
I may never have.
What good is precious
to a heart
not allowed to exchange
such currency?