Time was an eternity lost on a still sea

Until your searing siren song echoed to me

Stormed my stagnant salty prison with devotion

I belonged to something greater than the ocean

 

Into sidetracked flotsam our shared new time did drip

Until in front of us stood our very own ship

And when the wave-beaten crags around us curtailed

We pushed off into unknown waters and set sail

 

Between two hearts waves took shape and currents were born

Against bright blue skies, I couldn’t see the forlorn

I only saw what was and what was meant to be

And when I was tied up in doubt, you’d cut me free

 

One day the wind cascaded out of our full sails

I twisted at your ropes, I wanted to prevail

you flashed me that same old half smile, and cut the cord

Stepped over open waters, woman overboard

 

I didn’t understand why you left seeing red  

Till I realized that our ship was unsafe to tread

When my sun-blinded eyes arose to respire

I realized my beloved ship’s sails were on fire

 

a lone girl lost at sea, a girl with broken seams

All of the maps are ripped, I’ve torn through the worn reams

I never used a compass, my port and starboard

Without my friend, there’s no direction anymore

 

Sitting solitaire, alone, bones bleached by the sun

So lonely, who knew that from yourself you could run?      

Being here still makes my whole heart hurt and joints lame

And you deserve so much better than all my blame

 

Even if not for me, I will you, sing again

Sing like before I went bad, like I know you can

Sing to others through your fully smiling lips

I’ll hear echoes in the bay of our Ghost Friend Ship

 

In the future, by the sea, when you feel the breeze

As I think of you, I hope you’ll remember me