Sailor, sailor
Riding the waves
Facing the horizon
Breaking wind
Sunrise to sundown

Truly a master of the elements
But a master of oneself?

How romantic
How platonic
You're heading north
It's going south

Away, away
Where are you going?
What are you running from?

I try to spread
As much light as I get
Leave the world a brighter place
And still protect myself in the process

Yet
I myself always lean to the dark
For the comfort of it's safety
Afraid to be blinded
Afraid to be emberassed
Being out in the open

I'm scared
Please don't hurt me

Meeting you
I understand now

Why hands need to be held
And lips urge to be kissed

Chasing the shapes of the sand
Following the ways of the wind
Taking grains to the sky
In waterfalls
A gentle cutting
Persistantly reshaping
Sturdier than stone

A dead ocean of dirt and stone
Where an ocean once flew
It comes in shades of yellow, orange and red

Now I walk over the waves
Marked by sunlight and shade
I go where the wind writes it's whispers
Into the dunes
Going in lines
Curving forever and ever

I lose myself
In the silence
In the warmth and cold
Into the nothingness of the vast views ahead
The endless flow
Stretching out to the horizon
And further
Beautiful yet deadly if ever misstreated
Devastating if ever misunderstood

You could smell the sun rising
Before the first rays touched you
Before the light reached you
To chase away the stifness in your joints
The coldness in your bones

An open promise
Of warmth spreading back into the world
Chasing away the dark,
Bringing back it's colour
Once more

I open up my mind
Let in a little light
Breathe deep
To feel alive again

Today is a good day,

I've been touched by the sun
I am filled with light
Resonating the warmth

Your perfume speaks to me
Through your proximity
You're close to me stranger

It speaks of a smile heavy
With it's years of history
Of struggle and conflict
Ups and downs,
Of beauty and bliss

A smile of familiarity
Of deep understanding
And recognition in another
Your eyes are a mirror of magic
I can see all of you
As I've learned to love you
And yet see myself clearly
Through your point of view

I know that we walk this road together
That we are meant to be
Together
Till the end
From here on out
Forever

As the moment passes
Your scent leaves me
I can still feel
The warmth of your hand
Lovingly holding my cheek

I lean into it
As I mouth my last goodbye
To you dear stranger
To another opportunity missed
Of a life
Well lived