Lunch time came
Restless and young
I had fingers in your hair
Red like the sunset sun
Skipping school almost
Every day, but today was worth
Going back a grade
We went to the ocean
To the white sand beaches
Waves roll and flow on
Even when no one visits
You put out your yellow and white towel
A place to sit and rest
We threw our shoes and socks in a pile
And felt the cool ocean breath
I remember how you put your hair up
I rolled up my pants
Still dressed up in school clothes
You came and grabbed my hand
Walking down to the edge
Where waves and sand meet
We stood and gazed at giant white clouds
As the shore swallowed our feet
You smiled big as I remember
The wrinkle around your eyes
You jumped into the blue water
With a little running dive
You stood up dripping water
Like a mermaid in a dream

*You stood up glistening in the noon day sun
With your hands above your head
For one moment I know I had seen you
The real girl who I really loved
There is never any faking
Fully dressed in the sea