Raegan Lane, Senior, Criminal Justice Major from Mansfield, TX
Waves rise higher and higher
crashing down,
like a bottle shattering against concrete.
Wind fills the sails pushing us out
further and further
into oblivion.
Men slipping in and out of the crowd,
bulging against young girls.
Wooden boards moan and
shift beneath crooked steps.
A finger grazes the chin of a girl,
entranced in his lustful eyes.
She can’t see it.
A moment of clarity
amidst the waves.
Locking eyes with the pair that
sit quietly, judging,
their hands clasped together.
The sea heaves again
rolling the ship side to side.
Up is down and down is up.
Trying to stay afloat.