The Shore

I stand alone on an empty shore
Thinking of the one I have no more
The one who went so far away
Now alone here I must stay

He carried my heart across the sea
I know I shall never be free
From this love that runs so deep
Or the man that haunts my sleep

My love for him lingers on
Even though with him I don’t belong
I miss the dream that has been lost
And all the happiness it has cost

So alone on this shore I sit
My heart unwilling to admit
My love is forever lost to me
Upon this dark and lonely sea.

Sept. 1996