Lost

Standing on this sun-soaked beach without you, sea splashes mix with salty tears that the gentle wind brushes from my cheek. My toes curl into the soft white sand as they did whenever you caressed me. Is it a mistake to return so soon, whence the last strands of happiness lie? I blight this place which you once graced, laying lithe and golden on its shore, out dazzling the sun with your luster. Laughter from unknowing revellers offends me and I fix my gaze to past horizons, where my passion knew no end, before this shroud of misery enveloped me, In an echo of your pall. Crisp white sheets filled with fragrant breezes Glide the distant yachts to quiet harbours Safe from storms they’ll rest peacefully, like you. Whilst I remain, marooned in turmoil. At sea. At loss. Alone.