Thursday, August 15, 2019

For Matt Meg and Cam

UNDERTOW 

I set out one night 
When the tide was low 
There were signs in the sky 
But I did not know I’d be caught in the grip
Of the undertow 
And ditched on a beach 
Where the sea hates to go 
With a child in my arms 
And a chill in my soul 
And my heart the shape 
Of a begging bowl

Leonard Cohen
From 'The Flame