in the picture
we smiled, we laughed
you chased me across the sand
the water lapped lightly over our feet
the sun shone brightly down upon us
~
now as I stand where we stood
my face void of anything but sorrow
letting myself sink into the sand
searching for our footprints
but no, silly me, the waves stole those from us too
~
my feet lead me to the surf shop
my hands hand over money for a board
remember, you were the one who taught me
taught me to be fearless, to jump right into the waves
but look where that got you
~
the waves are calm today, so unlike the ones that day
back then I was like you, I lived for danger
we braved those waves together
but you, you weren’t thinking straight
you misjudged that monster
~
that wave swallowed you whole
drowned you a thousand times
pulled you under, wouldn’t let go
but I saw that, I saw where you disappeared
and I frantically dove for you
~
but it was too late, I was too late
you lay limp in my arms
even the doctors couldn’t wake you
couldn’t let me say goodbye
they just watched, as part of me died
~
today I'm not so sure I'm surfing
sure, I'm on a board in the water
but I don’t stand, I don’t race over waves
instead, I sit, knees to chest
rocking back and forth, back and forth
~
I bet you’d laugh at me for being so emotional
and I'm sure I'd smile a little
as I'd wipe my tears away
telling you they were just rain drops
again you’d laugh, lifting my soul a little higher
~
I find myself with a ghost of a smile
my well of tears finally dry
I head back to the beach
and walk for hours carving our footprints
where they were and where they should have been
never letting my memory of you wash away
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