Watching the waves rolling to the shore, <br />as I sit throwing pebbles into the water. <br />The smoke from my cigarette <br />drifts over my head, <br />caught in the evening breeze. <br /> <br />Pictures of you move across my mind, <br />and I sit wondering <br />how many waves you will see <br />before you reach that distant shore, <br />where your new life will begin. <br /> <br />Tears leak from my eyes, <br />as I remember <br />why you were sailing away. <br />There was nothing I could say <br />to make you stay. <br /> <br />The storms were too long, <br />too dark in intensity, <br />and too many. <br />Now you are going half a world away. <br />I wish you luck my love. <br /> <br />Standing I look out, at the restless sea. <br />For a few moments, <br />an almost eternity. <br />I stand there seeing nothing, <br />but curling while rolling waves. <br /> <br />’Good luck and goodbye.’ <br />I whispered in the breeze <br />before turning away, <br />heading back to n empty home <br />that is waiting for me. <br /> <br />The ghost of our love, <br />my only company. <br />As I reach the path, <br />there is a light on within. <br />My key slips into the lock, <br />it turns and the door opens. <br /> <br />Your silhouette stands there <br />with arms outstretched. <br />Is this just a ghost of out love? <br />Our fingertips touch <br />and my heart begins to beat once more.<br /><br />David Harris<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/ghost-of-our-love/
