What if we had waited
Held hands through the sandstorm,
And waded through the tears;
When the doubts appeared
Stared deep into the pith,
Jeered at the darkness,
And bounded off the plinth?
Maybe together, our feet –
Beating against the depths –
Would have paddled us afloat,
Negating the loads chained
To the thrones in our hearts:
We could’ve been our boat.
© Denis Adide 2012
It's Complicated 
I stumbled across ‘Afloat’ and was immediately impressed with a simple language spacious enough to capture my thoughts.
Do you know if Denis has written more poetry?
yes I have. check the poetry page for more, or scroll down the homepage. thanks guys.