I'm struggling with this

I'm struggling with that

I walk on diamonds diamonds

crushed diamonds and coal

slip over stone

slowly like moss

I cry lichen

and feel the many

feet of dark caprice

beetles

carrying burdens on their backs.

 

I'm struggling with this

I'm struggling with that

ruby's in my eyes

sparkling emerald eyes

shine darkest green

as they reflect the passing

of my time.

 

I walk on diamonds diamonds

the soles of my feet

bleed moisture

on my path

dirty tracks

through valleys.

 

I'm struggling with this

I'm struggling with that

I taste the river

and yearn for the sea

shells and monkey puzzle jet

scattered as a reminder

before me

before a beach

licked salty

from the sharp tailed whip

of the sea.

 

I'm struggling with this

I'm struggling with that

and cry under my breath

through rock pools

crab traps and old

barnacle bits

I stagger and crash

with the waves

and dip in a

fresh forest of kelp.

 

I'm struggling with this

I'm struggling with that

as the sea kisses clear

the cowl from my

face