Barnacled Dreams

The boys lost at sea
Rise up from the dead,
Pour over the ledge,
And plead at our doors.
Hold fast the chain–
Do not fall for their games;
They will steal your soul
And inhabit your bones.
They crave their freedom,
But they must return
To the watery depths,
To the broken shipwrecks,
And negotiate peace
With their barnacled dreams.

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Written for the Sunday Whirl Wordle 580 (ledge plead dead chain boys doors will crave sea free games steal).