expectations; failures

Poetry by S. J. Rinde

These faceless bodies

are waves washing upon

us.

Tides of cadavers,

crest and swell; crashing at our

ankles.

An abyss drinks the sand beneath us;

a slow, deep inhale, rises above our

waste.

Capacious grey walls of

expectations paint greedily up our torso;

sinking.

Dragging deeper and

deeper, into the crushing indefensible

space.

We become nothing.

And the shadows of the

surf,

drain into the beach,

like blood into a

carpet…

BIO: S. J. Rinde (Sebastian JeanPaul Rinde) is a published author and poet located in Los Angeles, CA. Some of his featured works include “The Last Breath of Sunlight”, “Quilted Remnats - a 2023 anthology of select poets,” “Eber & Wein Publishing’s Best Poets of 2023,” and more. Sebastian is currently work on his second collection of poetry “Motorcycle, Rifles, and Poetry” and first novel. Follow him on social media for daily content @seb_rinde or subscribe to his Substack for more in-depth look into his poetry/art.