The Waters Edge
I sat down by the waters edge
Felt the breeze against my legs
Dipped my toe, dropped my head
Deemed I’d rather be in bed
How is it so, I just don’t know
Where did my whole life go?
I question everything I think is mine
Always looking for those other times
Where joyful memories are not dead
And why I keep on feeling dread.
Silence creeps up from behind
Gently comes into my mind
To a loving I have longed to find
Here I treat myself so kind
No more hanging down my head
No more wanting to be in bed.
I capture a glimpse of what it's like
To love myself and not be so blind
For I have lived all this time
Wanting you was my only crime.
Now, I go back to the water's edge
Feel the breeze against my legs
Dip my toe and raise my head.
Copyright © Pauline Downie | Year Posted 2022
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