About the Poem
This poem depicts what I was going through at the age of seventeen. It is an allegory of what I was going through sexually; asking myself questions that "I" never knew I'd have to confront: family problems, college, etc. The only thing that made sense to me was my faith in Jesus, which at one point, I questioned. That's why I wrote this poem.
Water Of Life |
| by Ludie |
| I am salmon flowing along The turbulent water of life, Going and preparing to fall Into the sea of destiny. Where will the currents of philosophy Lead me? I do not know. Where will the numerous waves of Theory sway me? I cannot say. For obstacles of seaweed and algae Are in my way. Fishy temptations are aiming at me From all directions, from seductive Goldfish to adulterous whales. The tiny particles of truth, I inhale. No, I am not afraid to inhale my own. For I am not alone. For there is One to guide me Through this mysterious water of mortality. |
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