Pier Pensacola
Grey-stained clouds fill the air
part like ink swimming through water
And the bay breeze sweeps the waves off their toes
endless expanse embracing endless expanse
body against body
Watch how they share coldness like we share warmth
how seagulls kiss
beaks full of dying fish
soundless
calling to the waves
beckoning for reunion
Hear the waves lap against copper glow
little kisses to beams of lighthouse
twinkling
yearning towards stars
eclipsed in darkness
Sitting on the pier
watching night fall around me
Time balances, a coin flip in mid-air
I catch it, warm metal gripped in fist
a sea breeze swirling in my palm
the last shred of childhood
carefree and innocent and mine
that I let go