loves wreckage

a wave of melancholy
swept over him
salty
storm driven
turmoil
his heart
flotsam
slammed
by the current
driven
by the tide
helpless
lost
alone
gone

upon
the ravaged shore
amongst
the driftwood
and the seaweed
lay his heart
tattooed
by pains acidic ink
it read
loved once
but nevermore