lost to the sea

my love was taken

i knew that from

the very beginning

she was taken by the world

the beach

the sea

her eyes held the seas calm

pristine with seductive depth

and her hair was the sea's wrath

like waves rebelling

a sailor's nightmare

for it preferred to be with the air

than her head

pulling Houdinis

and escaping every bob and pin

known to man

she loved the sea

like birds love the sky

she spent hours sighing

and watching the waves crash

into each other

she loved searching for

sea shells

by the sea shore

her collection could make

a mermaid jealous

I guess i never understood her

i was more of an indoors guy

playing video games

binge watching tv shows

and reading thrillers

till my eyes turned to

melted butter

and my skin ached for sunlight

at a point

the sea loved her

more than i did

for one day

she dived between the waves

and never came up for air

now, many years later

i can't stop blaming myself

perhaps i could have loved her

more than the sea

on summer nights

i walk to the sea side

and listen to the waves

frothing like wild horses

and the palm fronds

whispering their secrets

to the breeze

i stare at the twinkling stars

and i try to imagine her

lying on the sea bed

sand littering her eyelashes

fish between her thighs

and her hair slowly turning to corals

but i can't seem to hold on

to that picture

for time has worked its

magic on my memories of her

and so i stare at the sea

with eyes that see everything

and eyes that see nothing

but i know

i once loved a girl

and she was lost

to the sea