Drifter

just like a diver held captive by the will of the ocean,

miles from solid land and human safety,

alone in a cold, strange world with deep dangers,

i am adrift without purpose or agenda.

the story of my life; a girl born without a rudder

or a strong hold on the act of being human.

my zigzag life is wearing thin now and i search

for the solitary lighthouse to bring me home,

wherever that is, whatever it is.

i swim against the current into the fog,

not because i want to, but because it's all i know.