Love by the sea

I was terrified of my love
Scared it would never go away,
afraid it would start to decay

so

I set my love adrift,
on a raft flimsily built,
and I don't know if it'll survive
the roughness of the tides


but if you come today to me
I know I'd jump straight into the churning sea
to find my love
and bring it back to me

And in the churning sea
I'd realize it was lost to me
so, defeated,
I'd turn back to shore
only to find my love washed up on the bay

And, my love,
 it would turn to my heart and say
You fool, did you truly think you'd get rid of me
I've just been biding my time by the sea
I always knew you'd return to me

Chastised, I would hang my head in shame,
Realize that
I tried to send the love I feel
away in vain

For now, it floats away from me,
But even in the hollow hole it has left behind,
I can't deny,
your name echoes louder each time
This love has turned me into a mockery,
even from a distance it conquers me

So please, won't you come to me
At night whisper to me soliloquies

Love me tender,
love me whole
Love me simple,
love me pure.