Here I am once more Standing on this vacant shore A tear rolls unhindered down my cheek Hard to care when the scene is so bleak A set of footprints leads away from me Adjacent to the rolling sea Struggling to catch my breath A heavy weight lies on my chest High above me looms overcast skies Nothing save emptiness lies behind my hazel eyes The smell of rain and salt is in the air An unexpected, desirable affair Feet sinking slowly in the sand Overwhelming confusion makes it hard to stand All alone; no one else in sight So tired of this endless fight The pull of the tide dragging me in Dragging me under
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I find myself here one more time A redundant, lonely crime The vision of a rainbow dances in my mind Past days when the sun had shined I know those times with return someday A person will come to hold these evil thoughts at bay To stand with me, feet sinking in the sand Until, together, we get the strength to withstand Someone to wipe away the tears for me To bring me hope in my prison by the sea Someday the footprints will be erased By the waves, who move without haste To be replaced by a different set Leading towards me, not away, yet I must wait for that person to save Me from the hole I’ve dug for myself, this grave A gentle hand lifting me out Lifting me up