I Carry Your Sin

The frothy waves pound
Against defenseless shores
In all their fury.
Their anger saddens me.
Why do they fight?
Perhaps I can atone
For the wickedness of my race.
I take a deep breath,
Feeling it wash through me.
My heart slows,
As if it can sense it will be
Stopped soon;
There's no point to a battle
That will be lost.
The water is cold
And it stings my skin
As it sucks me into
Its embrace.
I open my eyes
In the greenish gloom
As the waves roar far above me.
The red lines on my arms
Seem to shine
In the watery grave.
I can feel myself
Letting go,
There is no shame
To honerable surrender.
The last thing I see
Is how how the sunlight
Filters down,
Down,
Down,
Through the blue glass waves.
The waves carry my body
Gently back to the sand,
But my mind will rest here
Forever.