Ode To The One

deep blue

sea blue

under a desecrated rock 

I lie

the mermaids do not call to me

for I am no pearl of the sea

how could I be?

I am just

a mouth

embalmed in seaglass

a pair of gray eyes

looking from behind

a stone statue

but

this is an ode to the one who saw me

for thine is the kingdom

to the one who looked but did not leave

who sighed but did not seethe

for thine is the power

to the one who

sat and

stayed and

knelt and

prayed and

went 

to the

grave

for thine is the glory

to the one who reached into my heart and set a pearl

for thine is the kingdom

and the power

and the glory

forever

Amen