Floating Away

The innocence of boyhood lost forever.

When I arrive at the beach.

I take my shirt off.

And run into the sea.

I love swimming in the water.

With my skin sparkling in the sun.

Washed over lightly.

I move with the tide.

I feel the cool sea breeze.

And the warm summer sun.

I watch the sky and the clouds.

As they drift by.

As I float out to sea.

People wave to me from shore.

And from their boats.

A boy floating by.