I sat at the peer
Overlooking the water
My head was in my hands
My hair hiding my face

I thought over the day
I thought of what happened
What happened
At the bay

You got on that boat
And you left me
I didn’t want you to go
Though I knew you had to

I felt a hand
On my shoulder
Startled I looked up
At the stranger

He looked worried
Truly worried
I shook my head
“He had to leave.” Was all I said

I saw it
In his eyes
He understood
And he sighed

I was hugged
By the stranger
I knew
He was no danger

Just a stranger
On the peer
But I knew that he also
Lost someone dear