There’s a hollow space inside
An emptiness I cannot fill
Tossing and turning in the night
An ache for which no pill
Can salve, or stave away
This longing sense of loss
That stays with me through the day
Each step and what it costs
I hear them in my dreams
Waves lapping on the shore
soft rustling sounds of broken shells
I see seagulls dip and soar
The salty breeze tickles my cheeks
Reddened ‘neath the sun
And fills my lungs with such Joy
My legs just run and run

Then waking happens with a bang
My soul crashing back to earth
To face the day far from the seas
That called to me from birth
I long for crashing oceans
Warm rock-pools to soak my feet
Endless skies to fill my eyes
Bare toes on sandy beach
The rhythmic beating heart
Of tides pulling to and fro
That soothe my aching spirits
With their never ending flow
I while away the hours with plans
On auto pilot as I move
Visions of dancing at water’s edge
Before my time runs out