as the sky clears up from the remains of the rain
moonlight reflects in the pool of darker times
a fading image of the hours i keep away
comes into view

i lay on a bed of sand
listening to the waves roar
as your sandpaper sigh
engraves a line between forever and never

sinking into the sands of time
my mind tries to find a reason to leave
but i'm left with my emotions in shackles
made of the things you never meant

trapped in a loop
i realise i've forgotten your face
by obsessing over your words
and i ask myself
"has it been this long?"