I use to
Feel like that
 Starfish
Cast upon the shore
After
The maelstrom
Stranded
Forlorn and forgotten
Just above
High tide line
Lost amidst
The rotting remains
Of seaweed
And trash
Just beyond reach
Of the rescuing
Waves 
Holding on
Waiting
For a seventh wave
To sweep me
Back
Into the soothing
Sea
And then you
Came along
Another starfish
Cast onto
The same beach
As I
Now we float
In the tide pool
Together
Waiting for
One good wave
To wash us
Back into
Life
It seems like
We have no
Control
We wait
Comforted by
The presence
Of two
Held in wonder
Of another
Chance
In a million
Stars in
Another galaxy
Of sand
And sea
Comforted by the
Rhythm
Older than time
Waiting to be
Born
Loving the feeling
Of two
Instead of one
You make
This beach
A wonderful
Place to be
I have been
Waiting
For you
All of
My
Life
 

Roxanne

5/21/04