Adrift

Original poem by Kaelin Kehm

I flew adrift

Laying in the snow-

Letting my mind

Wander through the

Depths of my

Imagination.

A sea of stars sends waves throughout

The sky-

My memories shine above a

Mountain,

To which I must paddle

Across the lake of my

Mind-

In order to reach my

Sea of memories

In the form of

Stars.

Even though I had

Arrived at the mountain-

My canoe gently rocks

Against the soft current

Of my imaginary lake, and

I am adrift.

No anchor-

To keep my canoe in

Place,

No ladder-

To climb in order

To reach the beautiful

Sea of stars that I

Continue to stare in

Awe of.

To be adrift,

Was to be lost

Inside of my

Imagination…

Knowing that

I would eventually

Find an anchor,

Find a ladder,

Escaping my

Canoe-

Escaping the lake-

Where I would

Never be able to

See my own

Reflection-

For the lake,

Only chose

To reflect the

Stars.