I’m sorry for how I’ve failed you
I saw how you struggled
A small ship
Caught in a tsunami of emotion
I watched you
Letting your face fluctuate between the waves
An image on a static TV screen
I heard as you tried to broadcast to the land
I let myself believe that your words were received
I watched your facade begin to crack
Your dimpled fingers evidence
But the crabs and the shells captured my attention
More than the water coating your body
I let you tilt your head up as you accepted the sky’s pain
Your hair flowing freely as your lungs began to fill
I did not tell you the ground was somewhere else
That the weightlessness was false
You have matter and gravity
I’m sorry I did not pull you out
To remind you
