i have seen the ocean cry

i have seen the ocean come
to the shore with everything
it could offer yet be spurned

i have seen the ocean love
the shore with all his heart
and still be stranger to love

i have seen the ocean writhe
for not knowing what else
he could to win her heart

i have seen the ocean cry
with tears he has collected
since the beginning of time

i have seen the ocean become
everything he could be
and still not be adequate