A touch of sea foam
as it bubbles up the beach
covers my cold feet

A smokey gray sky
assists the calm of the sea
no ripples today

I smell salty air
the sea is so curative
I can float all day

Is there reason
  for breaking the silence?
  speech impeaches
  intrinsic is the latent

  the mind searches
  the heart knows its place
  the unravelling blemishes
  the inner peace and grace

  is there reason
  love to reawaken?
  she sleeps in contentment
  let her dreams be unbroken

  the evening languishes
  of its own-- nothing is stolen
  that which is the natural flow
  of life must abide--no words need be spoken.

The love you never had
The pain you always carried
The trust you never showed
The guilt you were consumed by
The joy you were seeking
The anger you held inside

The rest of them could never see
But I did
Because I was once like you