A Day At the Beach

Her feet sink into the shallow, wet sand.
The sun burns through the thick, condensed fog
covering the sky,
and reflects off the damp sand,
sending up a glaze as far as
her eyes can see.

She is alone, in her mind
and no one takes up the space around her.
The ocean is her only friend,
the vast, empty beauty represents
her soul, and the breeze lifts her
out of the pockets of sand that have
collected around her feet.
Her thoughts roll back and forth
like the tide rolls up around
her ankles,
and then back to sea.

She wishes to be carried out to sea.
To float alone, to every corner of our
Strange Planet,
and then sink to the bottom.
To fill her lungs full of the stinking
sea water, and never let it out.