I face the vast open sea

On the edge I face the vast, open sea The breeze calling out to me The waves below pound the shore As my heart explores a new door A gull flies by and the seals bark Like this feeling within me you spark With the wind in my hair another heartbreak I can't bare And so I live alone Knowing I'm free my hand reaches to thee, But really I'm casting stones I dream of the sea as waves wash over me Not unlike an infant's first bath I don't want to awake so reality may take The dream of you gone is my wraith Away I turn with the sea at my back Away to hide the cracks The armor I've built to protect my heart I fear you can pull a part mcd2023