BRITTANY SABATINO - POEMS

Brittany Sabatino is a poet living in the Washington, DC area and works in the Information Technology field. She has been writing for years but only recently started working on getting published. Other than Scarlet Leaf Publishing, she was first published by Thirteen Myna Birds, an online poetry blog.

My lungs are still salty ​

​My lungs are still salty
From that time
I tried to drown in the sea,
To see if you would
Or anyone would
Try to rescue me.

But I only found
That sink or swim,
I have to do it on my own.

There is no lifeguard
Who will dive in,
And hold your head above water
When your heart is breaking.

I still remember
The salty burn in my lungs,
As I thought they would collapse
In the panic.

I faced the choices
Sink until the pain dies
Along with my body.
Or fight and struggle
Through the searing ache
In hopes of finding new breathe.

My Heart is a Shipwrecked Boat

​My heart is a shipwrecked boat,
Torn on the rocks of misplaced love.
My sides are gapping with holes,
The water comes flooding in,
Sinking me deeper and deeper,
Into a rough and sandy grave.
Wind tosses about
The remains of my war-torn frame.
I struggle helplessly to float,
Despite my sinking doom.
My sails, like broken wings,
Are shredded into jagged pieces.
I can't fight the current any longer,
And gently sink into the frozen blue.

 I Watch You Sail Out to Sea

​I watch you sail out to sea,
There is nothing I can do
To stop you from leaving me.
You decline in the distance.

It began with your keen mind,
Which faded until it was gray.
Senses became undefined,
Your heart longed for the sea.

Then I saw it in your eyes,
Clouds floating around behind
Your unvocalized goodbyes,
Said in tones determined.

Long before you boarded the boat
You were making your exile,
With a distant soul afloat
Your anchor was the last cord.

As the line of sight grows dim
With just the outline of you,
Like the dying chords of a hymn
You are never coming back to shore.

Silently mourning my loss
Hoping to see you again,
Fearing reality is cross
And will cheat us in the end.