I am the rocks, and you are the ocean
Over and over again
Relentlessly
You rush up to meet me
And I am helpless
I cannot turn away
I could tell you its pointless
But I am hopeless and cannot speak
I would not blame you for giving up
You pool in my shallow places
Leaving bits of yourself behind
As you rush out again
You are not leaving, you are gathering strength
And you will never stop trying to smooth out
All my rough edges
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I am the shore, and you are the waves
With a sound like wings
You come closer
The world holds its breath
Because that is how you affect people
They will all gape, amazed that you do not stay
You rush back out again
They will all gasp
They will be surprised when you return
But I know better
Like I’ve always known
I’ve memorized your rhythms enough
To know they’re eclectic
Your lyrics waltz around a strange, dark truth
Your melody squeaks like a rocking chair
And your bass line drops
Like a ship on ten foot waves
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I am the land, and you are the sea
Cloudless sky and choppy waters
Fight in your eyes
Here is the place where the sky meets the ocean
There is the feeling I get at the edge of the world
And you are not the calm before the storm
Or the devastation scattered after
You are the still place inside of me while it rages
And you are always there
Even on the worst nights of winter
When everyone else heads for the mountains
I find you
Throwing yourself at the rocks over and over
Desperate to tell me your last secret
Whispering that summer will come again