You Will Know

The salty air 
I sit on the sand 
Still warm from a day of sun 
And watch you swim 
Swim.
…That is all we ever did. 
 
observing each other for the first time 
exposed.
the purple sky of a setting sun 
signals a return to home
 
the first touch 
you will know on the first touch. 
a spark between two souls. 
you will not be able to stop 
you will never want to stop. 

Unfamiliar ground 
How could it feel so right, 
        -the unknown? 

…will I feel that again, now that you’re gone?

		They told me the water took you
		When I was not around 
		How could that be!?
		I watched you swim a thousand laps 
		You could conquer any type of sea 

I go back to that evening 
Your hand on me 
We knew from the beginning 
Our love would always run deep 
		And now, here I am 
		with memories 
…
		You left this world in the thing you loved most 
		Peacefully, surrounded by the very thing 
		That brought us so close
Swim. 
You swam until you could no more 
It was the best way you could’ve gone 
       		For it was near the water in which you found love. 


And I’ll still be by the water 
But I’ll never be alone.
 
		Your spirit lies within me 
		I feel you everyday 
		And I will always remember you 
		Until we meet again.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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Rios Avatar
June 8, 2015 at 1:40 PM
I guess your trying to say is even if your dead the soul will still be alive right?
Kramer Avatar
June 18, 2015 at 3:59 PM
.... more a reflection on a feeling, not as much a statement. But like all poems, what is read is always open for interpretation. Thanks for reading my poem. :)
Ryan Avatar
June 4, 2015 at 6:51 PM
Beautiful..I felt your soul in this
Kramer Avatar
June 5, 2015 at 11:46 PM
Thank you Eden.
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