Shadows on the Beach

I guess it's time for the waves to crash.

I cannot ask the moon to change the tides,

Nor the wind to divert the waves.

And although shadows come and go,

By every dusk, I sit alone

Beneath the barrage of waves.

Waiting for my soul to collapse beneath the weight.

The shadows offer solace.

I cannot feel their light, for I see only shadows.

But perhaps one day,

A figure will rise from the shadows

And offer the shade of an umbrella.

But I must see their light

Before I can feel their face.

I must awake from this dream

Before I can taste reality.

I must remember life

Before I can love.