the shore

Image: Cerebrallyvolupte, Deviant Art

I want to go back there into that hazy place

The breeze and temperature like a snapshot

Capturing a moment of perfection

The mist kisses my skin

My hair slightly flowing

The scent is what takes me in

No salt in this air

The sand perfect

Never too coarse or hot

Soft underfoot as I walk

I breathe in the sunset or does it rise

The light abounds

Not just on the horizon

It also seems to come from within

Inhale, exhale

Just the right amount

In and out

I feel so whole

I hear my heartbeat

A rhythm like I’ve never known

I keep time

Breathing deep, sensing everything

I can hear the blood rushing

And then I feel it, the water is at my feet

Washing over me

Not cold, not hot

Just the right warm

And I feel the moisture

Why do I come back here?

Every time like sweet torture

As I turn and look up, the answer is before me

There you are on a distant shore

I can see you

Beautiful

Healthy

Strong

Just the way I want to remember you

Smiling

Happy

And then you’re gone

The mist has taken you again

The kiss on my face is the tears

Interlaced

Flowing

Falling

But I’m grateful for these moments to see you

As you were then, as you are now

Just not how you were in the end

I still loved you then

But you were, no are

so much more

Which is why in my dreams I meet you

On the shore

- Aisha Nichole

#NaPoWriMo2014