penultimate

when the ship is about to sink

and you let go of your fear

when you let your mind be here

in this very moment

acceptance will allow you to feel peace in a time of before

for just one second

a time of endless hope

a time when you believed

that there was no possibility of a time like this

a life that didn’t exist to you

a life that is now yours by force

of nature

by choice of failure to grow in the same direction

two trees sowed from the same seed

sowed because they were meant to be

a solid foundation

but when the roots aren’t strong enough

and the waves come crashing

all you have is the fading memories

the ones you never made

and this moment