Buoys Upon the Tide

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You drew a heart for me in the sand once

but the tide came in and washed it away.

I said sincerely, "That won't happen to us."

-Knowing fully that one day it would.

I still remember clearly then

kissing as the waves 

slapped the sides of our faces,

laughing as we swallowed mouthfuls of salt

while an old couple watched 

from the shoreline reminiscing

days of their former youth.

You said, one day I shall be your wife

and I mischievously smiled and said "We shall see."

Life was much simpler then 

and dreams were considered reality.

And I shall always love you 

when innocence once circled your eyes,

and I shall always remember when

we were two buoys upon the tide.

December 06, 2014