Never Coming Home
I watched
As the waves sounded heavily
Against the old worn jetties
Hammering at the wall of stone
That rose up from the beach
Before fading away
And once again
Racing back out to sea
High up
In a clouded blue sky
Seagulls danced in acrobatic flight
Tapping each others wings
When they flew by
As if to say
Nice seeing you again!
Above the billowing clouds
That seemed to reach up forever
Sat a bright yellow sun
In a cold sky of gusting winds
Though try as it might
Could not find a way
To warm land nor sea or me
So I watched
As the waves pounded on
Rolling up the beach
Until they touched the tips
Of the old pair of shoes I wore
While I waited for you
The same way I did yesterday
And the day before
And the day before that
For what seemed like forever
Always hoping I was wrong
But always knowing… nonetheless
That you
Were never
Coming home
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