Anchor and Wave

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I am both anchor and wave—
iron and tide,
descent and return.

I carry entire oceans
inside a single breath—
the urge to disappear
and the urge to remain.

Some days I am weight,
drawn toward the darkness below;
other days, I am motion,
all silver crest in the ebb and flow. 

And somewhere between sinking
and becoming,
I find myself again.

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Written for my prompt “I am both anchor and wave”.

Jo xo