If You Only Knew
From your invalid's bed
You pined for the beach
Too far out of reach
For weakened feet to tread
He gathered devotion for the quest
And packed obligation
Atop expectation
For your smile's beauty to express
He strained beneath the boulder's stack
As frost bitten wind sliced his skin
And fingertips split where blood ran thin
When that frigid mountain fought back
Then he rode on deserts of fire
Under the sunburned moon
He bridled the dunes
For your hopeful eyes he aspired
At last, salty sea allowed his descent
To glitter of exotic shores
Lustrous shells from wave filled floors
Captured in jars, mighty ocean's scent
Here is a man who follows through
But all you saw in your hand
A dirty case of sand
If you only knew, you fickle fool.
10/25/20
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