When I dream at night, <br />I see stars of youthful times. <br />Hello golden gates, <br />On a cloud world paved to heaven. <br />And I think back to those days, <br />On the English Bay, <br />Dreaming in the oceans wave. <br />Sand angel's under the bright sunshine, <br />The degenerates of freedom and beauty. <br />And midnight walks that went on for miles along the sea wall, <br />To find secret bonfire parties, <br />To find paradise with a DJ on the beach. <br />Even then I did not know the world I was living in. <br />We drank straight from the captain, <br />My classic poison. <br />My best friends and I, yeah we stripped down to our body's core, <br />Running, chasing towards the shore line, <br />Where water reaches out to the sand, <br />Infinitely thirsty to kiss the earth. <br />There she goes, my friend named after a daisy, <br />Twirling wild and falling to the ground, <br />And I find comfort in the arms of a stranger. <br />Entranced by the Dj's sound, <br />I dance. <br />I dance because music is the essence of life, <br />I dance as it is the soul of humanity, <br />The only way God can reach me. <br />Or maybe it's the only way I can reach God, <br />Cause in my mind God is dead. <br />Except for when I feel its divinity in melody. <br />Song is my religion, <br />Dancing is my worship. <br />Take my hand, don't be scared, <br />Sweet child don't you know everything is fine? <br />My friend, let's take this journey back to the start, <br />Walk back those miles and stop to stare at the stars. <br />Lay with me longer, under the moon, <br />The compass of my heart. <br />As a young girl by your side on the shore of English bay, <br />Traces my mind and lets me find heavens way.<br /><br />Leah Ayliffe<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/under-the-sun-moon-on-english-bay/
