My Oasis

When the wave rolls back

It comes alive unexpectedly, consistently

I think I'm getting better

At swimming back to shore

The shore of my oasis in the clouds

If only for a moment

I can look around

At all the things that used to be

And all the trees that used to see

A lie, a loon, a thief

And all the other things

I've left on the reef

But even so

I'd rather deal with these things

Than deal with my hell

So I'm buildin' a bridge

Up to the sky

And I'll see you, then