Loneliness

I met Loneliness at the shore yesterday And she asked me, Why are you sad?

Of course I am sad, I protested angrily The things you see are all so impermanent

The waves charge at its zenith only to break apart

The warmth of the sun fades

The light fails and then a blanket of darkness takes over

She laughed and asked with a sly smile Then try to picture a ship on the sea with all the waves erect

She stared, I chuckled, I giggled And then we burst off in a paroxysm of joy

Meanwhile the waves keep crashing harder and harder from beneath my feet But I pay them no mind

You're right loneliness, you're right

So why are you sad?

Because a ship can sink

And so she stayed with me and I with her as we watch

And so she stayed with me and I with her as we watch the waves crash

And so she stayed with me and I with her as we watch the waves crash, the sun setting

And so she stayed with me and I with her as we watch the waves crash, the sun setting and the ships sailing over the horizon