The Cliffside

They remind me of all that has been

Of all that cannot not be

I knew a girl

Radiant with angelic light

We loved each other

Gazed upon the stars every night

Nothing ever lasts

Only the stars up above

So I'll tell a tale

Of heartache, courtship and love

The wind wraps around me

Hair flowing in the breeze

And the seas below remind me

Of all that has been

Of all that will not be

She fell away from

The tender touch of happiness

I tried to help

But in vain, as she was lost within the mess

And the wind wraps around me

Hands float from my sides

And the rocks below taunt me

Of all that has been

Of all that will not be

The girl met a man

Who could help free her from the storm

I watched in dejection

As she went on to love him even more

The wind wraps around me

The sun sets sail for west

The tides that loom remind me

Of all that has been...

They walk, their hands entwined

Their beings bound in love

Footprints in the sand remind me

Of all that has been...

And the wind whips about me

The stars begin to fade

And the ocean foam embraces

All that has been

And all that can never be

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