I want to possess you forever ‘till the end,
But I know you can never possess the blowing wind.
I want to hold you and always be your man,
But that would be like trying to hold the ever shifting sand.

I want to keep you always by my side,
But that would be like trying to hold on to the flowing tide.
I know these things I want can never be,
So I will just stand by the open sea.

I will enjoy the wind as it blows
I will feel the sand between my toes
I will be there for the ride,
Just to see the flowing tide.

STANLEY HENDRIX
4/1/08