Anchor

would you take it from me
see I’m standing waist deep
need an anchor 
an encore
proof of belief
I’d take it from you
a treasure a truth
a mark in the map
of the infinite blue
put me to use
tell me what to do
the book in my pocket says
don’t lose 
don’t lose
put me to use
show me something new
that this book is a stone
is a wave 
is a ruse

take me back
I’m crawling
take me back and make me clean
hold out your hands I’m falling
bittersweet
bittersweet

my love of the sea
like a child like a thief
take what I want
and then quickly retreat
my fear of the sea
like a child let free
kick up the edges
where mother can still reach

take me back
I’m crawling
take me back and make me clean
hold out your hands I’m falling
bittersweet
bittersweet

I tripped climbing a silver ladder 
called my dad to make it better
but I’m not getting through
and I don’t know just what to do
here I lie my thoughts all battered
porcelain skin as if it mattered
sing me joni’s blue
show me what I’ve come to lose