INTENSITY

I like to live life intense
wallow in the immensity
of the unexpected
live it full throttle
not bottled up
but shaken hard
once twice thrice
I drink from the outflows
on the foamy sides
licking my lips

I live my life like a rip tide
watch how smoothly it slides
into the unknown
buried in the undertow
as it says hello to the fishes

Life dishes it out
but I always clean my plate
wipe the slate clean
as I glean the southern skies
for some promise of rain

I am training for tomorrow
muscling up my mind
for the vagaries of a foreign clime
wondering whether I can weather
the storms from home
as they call me back
to the nest I've known

I live my life like a train wreck
barrelling along
with no clear station in sight
no destination
no passengers alight
this train never stops
never sleeps
its cars unlocked
forever planning an escape
waiting for the wreck that will set them free