does it ever feel as if you're being washed away with the tide? 

like the sand grains dragged away from their resting place

flung out into far reaches of the ocean

tossed around at the mercy of the waves

the cruel, relentless waves

exposed to the harshest elements 

past visions of the waves grace my mind

allowing me to visit the far reaches of a childhood I might have had

the hush of the waves calming my very soul

the waves washing over me 

caressing my toes that were buried in the sand

making me giggle

but it feels as if the ocean comforted me in another lifetime

all i feel now are the waves washing me away

washing me far far away