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I gave my grief to the tide and foam— found you in shipwrecks, felt strangely home. You kissed my wounds, named each one a star. You were storm and silence, near and far. You drowned my pain, but let me breathe— a god of salt, and soft belief.
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I prayed to the sea Where no one could hear Gave my grief to the tides Let the salt wash my fear You rose from the depths With eyes like storms A god made of silence In human form You touched my tears Like a sacred rite Told me sorrow is holy In the softest light Saltwater god You drowned my pain In tides of gold And midnight rain You kissed my wounds And named them stars I found salvation Where the shipwrecks are Saltwater god My myth, my tide I drowned in you And came alive You held my shadow Like sacred sand Taught me how to break And still stand No temple ever knew What your silence gave You’re the ocean’s hymn I go to save You touched my tears Like a sacred rite Told me sorrow is holy In the softest light Saltwater god You drowned my pain In tides of gold And midnight rain You kissed my wounds And named them stars I found salvation Where the shipwrecks are Saltwater god My myth, my tide I drowned in you And came alive Wash me away Let the grief baptize I’ll die a little To feel you rise Make me a wave Make me a song Salt of my soul Where I belong Saltwater god You drowned my pain But left me whole In the break and strain Saltwater god My myth, my tide I drowned in you And came alive
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