#0038

I was so angry with him
I took my love away with me
I ran to the beach.
I was confused and hurt.
I went via friends and fun.
I took myself for walks.
Yet you were all I could think of.
I sat on the rock we knew well
Stared at the tide
And lost myself in the ebb and flow.
I traced your name in the sand
And wondered if there was a way back
Or had I marooned myself too far off
For the waves to carry me home?
I had climbed on board and drifted away
Allowing myself to be a wanderer once more.
I tasted the freedom of the salty air
And I longed to return to you.
So, never truly being an island,
I got in my car and drove back.
Back to the same storm I had left behind?

My first view of you
Sitting in the audience
To watch me sing my feelings...
Was the stillest moment I have ever known.
I will never forget your smile
As I felt the sudden calm
Of those warm, familiar waters.
The storm was over.