Footprints left in the sand here I am walking with the blues Nowhere specific to go No thought nor plan beforehand Naked mind, no body ruse Before I get real low A beach walk to wake my talk.
Listening to my inside mind As one footprint follows Footprint not too far behind Moving, just to hide The loneliness inside
Naked feet, pocketed hands Imprint a time inside of me A time of shifting sands Unsettled like the beach dunes For awhile, oh so temporarily.
Poem written for a friend who was going through a divorce and to I felt empathy with him. The poem has been published. I made one alteration.