Surfer

I have been overwhelmed,
my emotions riding atop the waves
drowning me.

Unsatiated.  You will not compromise.
I am left to wonder, to simply let go.
Such a difficult path.

Tumult after tumult comes against me.
But I have no arms to surf these waves.
You offer me no rope, push me under.

Those looking from the sandy shore stand aghast.
Nightmares.  Horror.
Who blandished beach flags to blush?

There is no joy. 
I close my mouth to avoid spewing the swallowed saltiness.
The water has made my senses go numb.

Oh how unlikely a hero!
Here comes the fly flitting out to meet me!
Sweet, alluring buzz.  You listen to and calm my cries.

Your vast host of eyes offer gifted vision.
New perspectives.  Solutions.  Calmness.
I am saved.  Breathing.  Living.

I am letting go and moving on.
A better person.
Weathered swimmer blissfully drinking in the waves' drumroll.