The Tide

By PJzallday

Darkness creeps over me
Like the ocean's waves
Lapping on the shore.
Slowly, almost unnoticed,
It swallows the sand.

The sun shines brightly;
My friends soak up its warmth,
But I can't avoid the lure of
The sea's cool kisses on my toes.
It draws me in—
Washes over me.

Adrift in the waves,
I am lost to its strength
Like a grain of sand
Swirling in the tide.
I could struggle
And be crushed on the rocks;
Or plunge into the deep
And be sucked away with the current.
But I can't escape.

Clouds move in;
Daylight fades.
The gang tries to drag me away…
But even now that I'm home,
It calls to me: a whisper, a howl.
The sound, salt and scent
Stay with me,
Permeating my hair, my skin, my soul.

I am drenched with power,
Drowning in darkness.

~Fin~